Lucky | 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

Alice Sebold - This person is a college freshman when she is attacked and raped in a park.

Alice's Mother - This person has anxiety attacks which are called "flaps" by the family.

Bud Sebold - This person is a professor and not a highly-affectionate man.

Lila - This person lives down the hall from the main character at Haven Hall.

Mary Alice - This person is a friend of the main character who arrives at the hospital and remains with her as the doctor performs the examination, gathers evidence, and stitches her...
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