A Wind in the Door | 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

Margaret (Meg) Murry - Like all the Murrys, she is extremely intelligent. Unlike many teens and preteens, she likes to spend time with her boyfriend working out trigonometry problems.

Charles Wallace Murry - He is the light of his sister Meg's life. A gifted little boy, his brains and talents are outweighed only by his incredibly loving heart.

Blajeny - He refers to himself as a teacher. He describes his classroom as being "Here, there everywhere."

Proginoskes - He is surprisingly lovable for a creature who belches fire and has hundreds of mismatching...
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