Too Late the Phalarope | 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

Anna - This character shares a drink in the hotel bar and is late getting home for dinner one night.

Esther - This character is elderly and is questioned in the story about another character's whereabouts.

Japie Grobler - This character's hometown is Venterspan, to which he returns hoping to see a childhood friend.

Matthew Kaplan - This character runs a shop and enjoys stamp collecting.

Captain Massingham - This character lost his son and his wife and lives at home with his mother.

Mr. Smith - This character is condemned more for...
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