A Case of Need | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

John Berry - This character is a pathologist who works diligently to prove a friend's innocence.

Angela Harding - This character is a morphine addicted nurse who performs an abortion on someone at the insistence of a drug dealer.

Roman Jones - This character is a drug dealer and a member of a band.

Art Lee - This character is an obstetrician who performs abortions even though they are illegal.

Leland Weston - This character is the chief pathologist at City Hospital and is one of the best pathologists in the city of...
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