Slim assures george and lennie that they will not be canned by curley's father by a. instructing curley to say that his hand was caught in a machine and threatening to expose the details of the fight if he doesn't. b. telling the ranch hands that they are not to tell anyone about the incident so curley's reputation is protected. c. agreeing to send curley to the doctor and care for his broken hand. d. explaining to curley's father the reason for the fight.

Slim assures George and Lennie that they will not be canned by Curley's father by instructing Curley to say that his hand was caught in a machine and threatening to expose the details of the fight if he doesn't.

Explanation:

"Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck tells the story of the friendship between two man that work in a farm, one of them being mentally unable and having problems to control his strength get into a lot of problems constantly, while the other man always helps him and protects him, they are constantly attacked by Curley's son and in this part of the story he agrees not to say anything about the conflict with Lennie because of his pride.

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