Invisible Cities | 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

Kublai Khan - This person is very large and meditative and enjoys strolling through or sitting in the gardens in the evenings, as well as smoking a pipe.

Marco Polo - Witty and intelligent, this traveler weaves tales of cities once visited, entrancing the emperor.