The Hiding Place | 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

Dolores Gauci - She grows up to be a librarian. She is raised as an only child by foster parents and given every opportunity in life. She holds on to her past, however, convincing herself she has memories that go back as far as time spent in the hospital after her burns.

Rose and Luca Gauci - She is the clown of the family. Rose will often do imitations of people to make Luca laugh. However, her adult life is far from comical. She grows up to marry a man much like her...
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