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Match the quotations and their explanations ‘right in the back of the head’ Candy stresses that he is attached to his dog because he has been his companion for a very long time. ‘I wisht somebody’d shoot me if I got old an’ a cripple’ Carlson points out that the dog is worthless to Candy and, moreover, that he is suffering so much that he cannot enjoy life any more. ‘opinions were law’ Carlson explains that the dog is unable to move and suffers a lot. ‘He ain’t no good to you, Candy. He ain’t no good to himself’ Slim suggests that shooting another being can be an act of mercy that brings relief to suffering. ‘had him so long’ This description is used in the novel: to describe how Carlson kills Candy’s dog and how George kills Lennie. Killing someone by holding the gun in the back of the head is supposed to be an immediate death which does not cause the victim to suffer. ‘He’s all stiff with rheumatism’ Slim is described to be a man who has authority over the other workers. Everybody does what he says. They regard his words as if it was the law. Answer key