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Cards In This Set
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Swamper
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Handyman, someon ewho performs odd jobs, such as cleaning.
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Tick
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Mattress covering
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Stable buck
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A black man who works in a stable
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Skinner
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A mule driver.
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Cesspool
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Where all of the waste goes.
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Ominously
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Forebidding, threatening
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Pugnacious
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Inclined to quarrel, fight readily
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Mollified
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To soften in feeling or temper
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Dialect
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A conversation between two characters
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Novella
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A mini novel (under 100 pages)
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Irony
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The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.
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What is an example of Irony in the story?
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Lennie's last name is Small.
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Direct characterization
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Simply tells what the character is like.
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Indirect characterization
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When the reader infers what a character is like based on their actions.
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According to the old man, why was the boss mad at George and Lennie?
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Because they came late.
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