Rain | 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

Dr. Alec Macphail - This character is a medical doctor who is 40-years-old, thin, and has pale blue eyes, thinning red hair, and red, freckled skin.

Mrs. Macphail - This character is the wife of a doctor who accompanies her husband on his trip to the town of Apia.

Mr. Davidson - This character is a missionary returning to a group of islands north of Samoa.

Mrs. Davidson - This character accompanies her husband as a fellow missionary on his trip to Pago-Pago.

Horn - This character is a trader, or local businessman,...
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