Charming Billy | 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

Billy Lynch - This character is a charming Irish man who was born and raised in New York.

Maeve Lynch - This character is a plain girl who may have become a nun if not for her sense of responsibility for her alcoholic father.

Dennis Lynch - This character is Billy's cousin and closest friend.

Eva - This character is a beautiful young Irish girl who comes to the States to visit family and ends up helping her sister with the children she cares for on Long Island.

Sheila Lynch Holtzman - This...
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