Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book | 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

Wittman Ah Sing - He is an English major, just one year out of Berkley, who is familiar with English classics and a fan of the Beat poets. He speaks fractured Chinese, but is intimately familiar with Chinese mythology, and both classical and 20th century Chinese literature.

Nanci Lee - She is a former Oski Doll, competing in a Chinese contest focusing on beauty, academic achievement, and personality.

Lance Kamiyama - He was born in a work camp located at Tanforan, the former racetrack, where his family lived in a horse stall. According...
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