Collected Stories | 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

Eva's cat - This character longs for oranges.

Big Mama - The Pope attends this character's funeral.

Nabo - This character is killed by a horse.

Queen - This character comes to a restaurant and eats a free steak every night.

Isabel - This character, a pregnant woman, almost loses her mind due to the weather.

Aurelio Escovar - This character performs dental work without an anesthetic.

Damaso - This character tries to sell billiard balls in other towns.

Balthazar - This character builds bird cages.

Father Anthony Isabel - This character claims...
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