Unless | 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

Norah Winters - This character is the oldest sibling who decides to live the life of a vagabond on the streets of Toronto.

Reta Winters - This character, a successful writer and translator for a feminist philosopher, is a parent of three teenage daughters.

Danielle Westerman - This character is an 85 year old French-Canadian poet, philosopher, and professor.

Tom Winters - This character is a tall, thin common-law spouse and doctor who studies trilobites.

Christine and Natalie Winters - These characters are teenagers who visit their sibling every Saturday on the Toronto...
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