Her Silver Locks Were Scattered Character Description Quiz

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What physical attributes were described about the woman in the text?

Tall and slim with a youthful face.

Athletic and muscular with no facial wrinkles.

Average height and weight with a spotless complexion.

Short and fat with a crisscross of wrinkles on her face. (correct)

How did the woman's age appear to others as per the text?

Her age was indeterminate and could not be guessed.

She seemed to have stayed the same age for twenty years. (correct)

She appeared to be much older than she actually was.

She seemed to be getting younger every year.

What was the woman's attire described as in the text?

Casual and mismatched with no particular theme.

Spotless white with a rosary in hand. (correct)

Colorful and flamboyant with no visible jewelry.

Dark and untidy without any accessories.

How is the woman's beauty described in the text?

She was not pretty but always beautiful. Signup and view all the answers

In what way is the woman compared to in the text?

She was compared to the winter landscape in the mountains. Signup and view all the answers

She had always been short and fat and slightly bent. Her face was a crisscross of wrinkles running from everywhere to everywhere. No, we were certain she had always been as we had known her. Old, so terribly old that she could not have grown older, and had stayed at the same age for twenty years. She could never have been pretty; but she was always beautiful. She hobbled about the house in spotless white with one hand resting on her waist to balance her stoop and the other telling the beads of her . Her silver locks were scattered untidily over her pale face, and her lips constantly moved in inaudible . Yes, she was beautiful. She was like the winter landscape in the mountains.

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She had always been short and fat and slightly bent. Her face was a crisscross of wrinkles running from everywhere to everywhere. No, we were certain she had always been as we had known her. Old, so terribly old that she could not have grown older, and had stayed at the same age for twenty years. She could never have been pretty; but she was always beautiful. She hobbled about the house in ______ white with one hand resting on her waist to balance her stoop and the other telling the beads of her rosary. Her silver locks were scattered untidily over her pale face, and her lips constantly moved in inaudible prayer. Yes, she was beautiful. She was like the winter landscape in the mountains.

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She had always been short and fat and slightly bent. Her face was a crisscross of wrinkles running from everywhere to everywhere. No, we were certain she had always been as we had known her. Old, so terribly old that she could not have grown older, and had stayed at the same age for twenty years. She could never have been pretty; but she was always beautiful. She hobbled about the house in spotless white with one hand resting on her waist to balance her stoop and the other telling the beads of her rosary. Her silver locks were scattered ______ over her pale face, and her lips constantly moved in inaudible prayer. Yes, she was beautiful. She was like the winter landscape in the mountains.

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She had always been short and fat and slightly bent. Her face was a crisscross of wrinkles running from everywhere to everywhere. No, we were certain she had always been as we had known her. Old, so terribly old that she could not have grown older, and had stayed at the same age for twenty years. She could never have been pretty; but she was always beautiful. She hobbled about the house in spotless white with one hand resting on her waist to balance her stoop and the other telling the beads of her rosary. Her silver locks were scattered untidily over her pale face, and her lips constantly moved in ______. Yes, she was beautiful. She was like the winter landscape in the mountains.

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She had always been short and fat and slightly bent. Her face was a crisscross of wrinkles running from everywhere to everywhere. No, we were certain she had always been as we had known her. Old, so terribly old that she could not have grown older, and had stayed at the same age for twenty years. She could never have been pretty; but she was always beautiful. She hobbled about the house in spotless white with one hand resting on her waist to balance her stoop and the other telling the beads of her rosary. Her silver locks were scattered untidily over her pale face, and her lips constantly moved in inaudible prayer. Yes, she was beautiful. She was like the winter landscape in the ______.

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Study Notes

Physical Appearance

The old woman is short, fat, and slightly bent.
Her face is marked by a crisscross of wrinkles.
She has silver locks scattered untidily over her pale face.

Mannerisms

She hobbles about the house, using one hand to balance her stoop.
She uses her other hand to tell the beads of her rosary.
Her lips constantly move in inaudible prayer.

Perceived Age

She appears to be terribly old, as if she has stayed the same age for twenty years.
She has likely always looked old, even when younger.

Beauty

Despite not being pretty, the old woman is beautiful in her own way.
Her beauty is compared to the winter landscape in the mountains.

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