Winterdance | 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

Gary Paulsen - This person runs dogs for transportation, for work, and ultimately for fun.

Cookie - This dog leads the Iditarod sled team and is fiercely loyal to his/her musher.

Ruth - This person is sensible and humorous. This person suggests that another person sleep in the kennel with the dogs.

Devil - This dog is a fierce Canadian who destroyed his/her owner's sleeping bag.

The Doughnut Man - This person seems friendly at first but later kills one of his/her team members.

Marge - This animal mates with one of the...
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