Characters from The Distant Land of My Father

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

Joseph Schoene - This person is born in Tsao Chow Fu in the province of Shantung. He is the son of missionaries and never comes to the United States until he is sixteen-years-old.

Anna Schoene - This person is born in Shanghai, China. Her father is a Shanghai millionaire and the family lives in a villa on Hongjoa Road in the western suburbs of Shanghai.

Genevieve Schoene - This person is born and raised in South Pasadena, California, and meets her future husband when they are students at Vanderbilt University. ...
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