Spunk | 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

Spunk Banks - This character is a giant of a brown-skinned man and a sawmill worker with flashy clothes, a guitar, and a way with women.

Joe Kanty - This character is a small, round-shouldered man with ill-fitting clothes and a nervous disposition.

Lena Kanty - This character is small and pretty and carries on more than one romantic relationship at once.

'Lige - This character functions as a kind of narrator by gossiping about others.

Elijah Mosley - This character's role in the action is small, but is the first to know...
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