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Of Mice and Men Characters Word Search printable puzzle sheet, 15 hidden words

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Free Of Mice and Men Word Search (Printable PDF + Answer Key)

John STEINBECK’s 1937 novella follows two drifting ranch hands, GEORGE and LENNIE, who find work on a RANCH near SOLEDAD in California’s SALINAS Valley. This free word search hides the men they meet there: old CANDY and his dog, CROOKS the stable buck, the boss’s son CURLEY, SLIM the skinner, CARLSON and WHIT.

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About the Of Mice and Men word search

The final words carry the story’s heart: the DREAM of a little place of their own, where Lennie would tend the RABBITS, and the PUPPY that he cannot stop petting. It suits a reading check or a revision lesson before an essay. The word list is medium and suits students from about 13 up. The printable PDF has the answer key on page two. More in the books and literature word searches and the The Outsiders word searches.