The Rifle | 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

The Rifle - An anthropomorphosized object that links numerous characters together throughout the narrative.

Richard Mesington - His life is cut short by an accidental discharge of the rifle.

Cornish McManus - A colonial-era gunsmith who built a very good weapon by spending many long hours in the workshop.

John Byam - A crack shot who trades a year's worth of pack hides to obtain an accurate rifle. He uses the rifle during the American Revolutionary war until he dies from dysentery.

Sarah - She steals a famous rifle from a dead...
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