The Day They Came to Arrest the Book | 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

Barney Roth - This character aspires to be a writer.

Luke Hagstrom - This character recently saw Fahrenheit 451.

Principal Michael Moore - This character once tore pages out of the Bible.

Deirdre Fitzgerald - This character left her previous place of employment partially due to censorship issues.

Nora Baines - This character is the history teacher at George Mason High School.

Kate Stevens - This character speaks out against the sexism of Huckleberry Finn.

Karen Salters - One of this character's favorite authors is Charles Dickens.

Gordon and Carl McLean - These...
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