Grinding It Out | 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

Ray Kroc - This person is the narrator of the book and the founder of McDonald's.

Harry Sonneborn - This person came into Ray's office soliciting a job and eventually shared decision-making duties with Kroc in McDonald's.

June Martino - This person was initially Ray Kroc's personal secretary when they were just selling Multimixers and became an official at McDonald's.

McDonald Brothers - These people were the creators of the first McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino.

Fred Turner - This person was hired to be the operations manager and became Kroc's successor.

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