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From the text:

On the first page there were only some scraps of writing, such as a man with a pen in his hand might make for idleness or practice. One was the same as the tattoo mark, “Billy Bones his fancy”; then there was “Mr. W. Bones, mate,” “...

1) The casket was filled with supplies for those hiding. Its purpose was to fool the soldiers.

3) If the baby cried, it would alert nearby soldiers.

Crooks tells Candy to forget about what he said about joining the farm. Curley's wife humiliated him enough to understand that any dreams a black man like him might have, won't come true.