United We Read

 

The Year the Colored Sisters Came to Town

 

By Jacqueline Guidry

 

 

Lesson 1

 

Family is an integral community in the novel.  Please divide the following characters into the following families.  Note all the characters listed belong in either of these.  A hint to get you started:  the narrator is a Dubois. 

 

Extra credit if you can identify which of these two are the Meniere sisters.

 

CHARACTERS

DUBOIS FAMILY

COMEAUX FAMILY

 

 

 

Mavis

 

 

Marydale

 

 

Tante Deacy

 

 

Floyd

 

 

Austin

 

 

Everett

 

 

Change of Life Baby

 

 

Vivien Leigh

 

 

Aussie

 

 

Cleo

 

 

Malcolm

 

 

T.J.

 

 

Hazy (Hazel)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributed by Sally Frederick, RaytownSouthHigh School, PEN/Faulkner

Click here to return to Table of Contents:  http://www.kcmlin.org/UnitedWeRead/teacher2003.htm