Inferring. How would you describe these people? What are you basing your opinion on?

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Inferring

How would you describe these people? What are you basing your opinion on?

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Character Traits Humble Brave Courageous Serious Funny Humorous Sad Resourceful Stubborn Gullible Handsome Loyal Caring Carefree Selfish Self-confident Respectful Considerate Imaginative Inventive Creative Independent Studious Intelligent Honest Mischievous Friendly Adventurous Hard-working Daring Dainty Busy Lazy Patriotic Fun-loving Successful Responsible Helpful Dreamer Happy Disagreeable Conceited Leader Loving Proud Wild Messy Neat Joyful Cooperative Loveable ambitious Quiet Curious Witty Fighter Determined Energetic Thoughtful Calm Mannerly Rude Mean Demanding Bossy Gentle Timid Shy Bold Unselfish Generous Cheerful

Character Trait for Francis Name of Novel: Dead-End Job Author: Vicki Grant Genre: Thriller/Realistic Fiction # of pages: 104 Choose one word to describe her Back it up with evidence from the novel

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