In His Own Write | 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

Frankappears in No Flies on Frank - This character is described as an ordinary man. The reader quickly sees that he is not completely reasonable despite the fact that he has a wife and a child. He kills his wife.

Henryappears in Henry and Harry - This character is the son of a cripple and asks his father continually to tell him the story of his stumps because not everyone has a real cripple for a father.

Nigelappears in Good Boy Nigel - This is a happy dog whose owners tell him what...
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