Characters from The Miss Firecracker Contest

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

Popeye Jackson - This character is a seamstress who claims she can hear through her eyes.

Tessy Mahoney - This character is the beauty contestant coordinator.

Elain Rutledge - This character is the complete opposite of the protagonist, a spoiled beauty.

Mac Sam - This character is the carnival's balloon vendor.

Carnelle Scott - This character wants to win a beauty contest.

Delmount Williams - This character spent time in a mental institution and worked at a job scraping dead animals off the road.