Answer:
He is terrified that he will get caught crossing the river
Explanation:
seemed we weren't getting any closer. It took forever, it seemed. That was because we were so scared and it was so dark
and we knew we could get caught and never get gone
The answer is 3. symbolism
Crooks teases Lennie about his lack of self-reliance; he tauntingly asks Lennie what he would do if George were injured. Unable to think hypothetically, Lennie thinks that George is actually under threat. With some difficulty, Crooks calms Lennie down and takes on a kindlier demeanor. His sour attitude remains, however, as he tells Lennie that his dreams of owning a farm with rabbits is unlikely to amount to anything tangible.
The rhetoric from this last line seems to be saying as a metaphor that in the eyes of men, the vicious tricks of the horse or mule in spite of being provided fodder are like women, who dare to challenge the authority of men so this is a metaphor for the attitude of men to women. She wants women to to have the same rights as men in other words to education, to meaningful work and to participate in politics alongside and as equal partners to men.
