Of Mice and Men: Who Is Being Described Here?

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OF MICE AND MEN

Who is being described here?

Identify the character, and find the page where the description is. Add any notes.

1.'(He) was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong
features. Every part of him was defined: small strong hands, slender arms, a thin
and bony nose.'

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2. 'A huge man, shapeless of face, with large pale eyes, with wide sloping shoulders.
and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws. His
arms ... hung loosely ...'

Character:

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3. 'A tall, stoop-shouldered old man ... he pointed with his right arm, and out of the
sleeve came a round, stick-like wrist, but no hand.'

Character:

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4. 'A little stocky man ... his thumbs were stuck in his belt, on each side of a square
steel buckle. On his head was a soiled brown Stetson hat, and he wore high-heeled
boots with spurs to prove he was not a labouring man.'

Character:

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5. 'A thin young man with a brown face, with brown eyes and a head of tightly curled
hair .... His glance was at once calculating and pugnacious.'

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6. 'She had full, rouged lips and wide spaced eyes, heavily made up. Her fingernails
were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages. Her voice had a brittle,
nasal quality.'

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7. 'A tall man ... he combed his long black damp hair straight back. ... he moved with
a majesty only achieved by royalty and master craftsmen. ... His hatchet face was
ageless. He might have been thirty-five or fifty.'

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