I believe the answer is B
Well first of all, there are no other traveling workers. Instead it was something very uncommon back then just because there are so much competition due to the Great Depression. Second, George is the one that does all the talking and dominates things when they are together. So some people like the boss thinks George is taking advantage of Lennie and some others such as Curley thinks they are gay.
Describing the chariot that bears the human soul as "frugal"
is an example of denotation. The answer is letter B. Denotations
are the precise literal meaning of the word.
Well, the radio could have a different tone than the novel. The novel could be informative or based on an experience. The radio could be wrong or not-specific with the War of Worlds.