Characters from The Relic

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

William Smithback Jr. - A journalist assigned to write a book about the Superstition Exhibit at the Museum of Natural History.

Special Agent Pendergast - A mysterious FBI agent from Louisiana who leads the investigation despite opposition from other law enforcement agents.

Margo Green - A graduate student caught between loyalty to family and a desire to finish a dissertation.

Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta - A law enforcement officer who leads a group of party guests out of the museum the night of the Superstition Exhibit's opening party.

Gregory Kawakita - A graduate student...
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