In Country | 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

Donna - This person lives with the older married characters in the novel, with this character's significant other.

Dawn Goodwin - This person is the protagonist's age and is the protagonist's best friend.

Tom Hudson - One of the veterans in Hopewell who is tall and handsome, and on whom the protagonist has a crush and buys a car from.

Irene Hughes - This is the protagonist's living parent, while married to the protagonist's deceased parent.

Mawmaw Hughes - This person never goes away from home before the trip to the Vietnam Veterans...
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