Mule Bone | 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

Mrs. Dilcie Anderson - This character did not witness the fight, but wants to testify because she heard about it from her husband.

Daisy Blunt - Two friends fight over this character, but they later reconcile.

Marshal Lum Boger - This character is ordered to imprison a man who assaults his best friend with a mule bone.

Dave Carter - This character is beaten with a mule bone by his best friend, but they later reconcile.

Reverend Childers - This character is the Baptist minister who points out that a mule is kin...
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