Characters from The Gates of November: Chronicles of the Slepak Family

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

Solomon Slepak - This person immigrated to America and taught himself English, later returning to Russia to become a Bolshevik killer with strong dedication to Communism.

Volodya Slepak - This person was born in Moscow in October 1927 and spent some of his childhood in China and did not know he was Jewish, later turning his back on the Communist party because of ill treatment.

Fanya - This person married his/her childhood sweetheart.

Masha - This person attended the medical institute and became a radiologist.

Alexander - This person was a firstborn son...
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