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The War Between the Classes

Character List

Chapter 1

Amy Sumoto – Emiko; middle class family; Japanese; dating Adam; has friends of

different races

Adam Tarcher - wealthy family; dating Amy; white and has all white friends

(learn last name in

Chapter 3)

Juan - Latino; Amy’s friend; dating Carol

Carol - Amy’s friend, dating Juan; Dark Green (noted in Ch 3)

Justin - rich, white kid; Adam’s friend; has a big, foul mouth; athletic;

racist/bigot; huge ego

Mr. & Mrs. Sumoto- Amy’s parents; traditional; dad is stubborn, strict and

overprotective; has problem with whites.

Hideo - Amy’s brother

Sue - Hideo’s wife; white (chap. 2); kindergarten teacher; friendly; polite;

respectful (pregnant)

Melissa - (we will learn more about her in later chapers)

Chapter 2

Bettina Tarcher - Adam’s sister

Mrs. Tarcher - Adam and Bettina’s mother; rude; snobby

Chapter 3

Eileen Conley - the girl Adam’s mom wants Adam to date

Mr. Otero - social studies teacher; creator of “The Color Game;” balding; loves

teaching; Amy’s favorite teacher; sense of humor

Paul Thomas - Black student in Otero’s class; prefers not to be noticed in school;

` more vocal once he becomes a “Blue” in game (becomes evil and

power hungry)

Jennifer

Brian G4s in The Color Game; Brian asked Amy to the dance

Mary

Blues - highest social class in game : upper class

Dark Greens - 2nd highest social class : upper middle class

Light Greens - most numerous in society; blue-collar workers : lower middle class

Oranges - unemployed people; those on welfare with legal problems

(see page 28 for specific details on stereotypes)

Chapter 4

Rob - Adam’s friend who sat at lunch table with “the group”

Melissa - Adam’s friend also at lunch; Justin’s girlfriend

Penny - Rob’s girlfriend

Carol - we find out she is Dark Green in the game

Chapter 5

Sharon Osborne - Light Green who got fined for not wearing armband

Justin (Charles) - “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “ “

(last name learned)

Bill - G4 who fined Adam

Gwen - Black girl who is the only other Blue Tek like Amy;

Chapter 6

Bettina Tarcher - Adam’s little sister; tutored by Amy in math

David - boy whom Bettina likes

Eileen Conley - in this chapter Mrs. Tarcher called Amy “Eileen” “accidentally”

Chapter 7

Raúl -

Tony - both No-Teks; did not want to sabotage the color game as Amy had asked; enjoyed being Blues with Gwen

Laura - going to marry Carol’s brother

Rodriquez - Carol’s last name

Chapter 8

Beth - girl invited to Adam’s party

Gia - Light Green; Amy bowed to her even though she was a lower color

Tony

Mark - both higher colors who received checks for good behavior in Color Game

Cynthia

Bob - both lower class; fined in the game

Chapter 9

Troy Crichton

Dana Ellerby - two of Adam’s friends; suspicious of Amy’s motives for wanting

demotion from Blue to Orange

Jill - girl from the class who got promoted

Martinez - Juan’s last name

**********reference to treatment of Jews during WWII on pg. 107

Ray - Mr. Otero’s first name

Chapter 10

Chapter 11 no new characters

Chapter 12

Michelle - accused of stealing by a G4 because she was a lower color

Kevin - promoted to a Light Green

Chapter 13 no new characters

Chapter 14

Mrs. Martinez - Juan’s mother

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