People of Darkness | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects 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.

Objects

B.J. Vines' Box - The protagonist is asked to locate this item.

Oil Well - Twelve people were rumored to have died when this exploded, but only six were actually killed.

Vines' Check - The protagonist uses this item received as payment to leave a note for one of the other characters.

Police Band Radio - This is used to discover where the protagonist is, so the killer can find and kill the protagonist.

Vines' Grave Yard - This is located next to a garage.

Mole Amulet - This was given to each...
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