The Wrestling Match | 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

Obi Agiliga - This individual became the guardian of the lead character, whose parents were killed in the Biafran War in Nigeria.

Josephine - This character, like friends of similar age, walks to the rival village of Akpei to sell plantains because they sell at a higher price.

Kwutelu - The ear of this character is inadvertently cut off when this individual is mistaken for someone else entering a hut in the dark.

Mbekwu - See Uche

Nduka - A friend of the lead character, this individual is the same age, has...
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