George and Lennie have come to the ranch to buck barley. The author characterizes this type of work as
A. leading cattle to feed on horseback.
B. picking grain by hand individually.
C. filing a grain barn by machine.
D. heavy lifting done by teams of men.

D. heavy lifting done by teams of men.

Explanation:

George Milton and Lennie Small are characters in "Of Mice and Men" novel written by John Ernst Steinback Jr. George and Lennie are ranch workers who often move from one place to another during the Great Depression. Their migration was caused by the fact that they wanted to find several job opportunities in order to alleviate their situations. They also wanted to purchase their own land and settle down.

"To buck barley" in the statement above means "heavy lifting done by teams of men." In the story, George and Lennie would buck barley by throwing large bags of grain on a truck. Thus, they lifted the heavy bags of grains together in order to finish their task.

Thus, this explains the answer.

i have read the novel roll of thunder hear my cry by mildred d. taylor.

1. this isn't like any other story i've read or watched because it is about a black family in mississippi right after slavery in the u.s. had become illegal. most of the novels i have read were about slavery. another point is that the author of the novel used symbolism in a way i haven't seen before. for example she uses thunder as something negative meaning something bad will happen. but by the end of the novel, she made thunder a good thing.

2.   one character that changed during the novel was stacey. stacey is the eldest child of the black logan family. around the begging of the novel stacey was avoiding the white boy jeremy simms. he had a dislike for jeremy's family. but at the end of the novel stacey began to like jeremy.

3. the author starts the novel with the problem that the children of the logan family have to avoid the white kid school bus while walking to school.