The document provides background information on the characters and setting of the book "Witness" by Karen Hesse. It lists the main characters and introduces the small town of Bellows Falls, Vermont in the 1920s, which is when the story takes place. Images are also included showing everyday life in rural Vermont at that time as well as the Ku Klux Klan, suggesting the KKK may play a role in the story.

1. WitnessBy Karen Hesse

2. The Characters of WitnessLeanora Sutter Merlin Van Tornhout Esther Hirsh Percelle Johnson Sara ChickeringJohnny Reeves Iris Weaver Fitzgerald FlittHarvey and Viola Pettibone Reynard Alexander

3. Images of small-town and rural Vermont

4. Bellows Falls, Vermont

5. Vermont farmers, 1920s VT School children, 1920s

6. Ku Klux Klan, 1920s

7. Witness1.) What does it mean to be a witness? With the information we just discussed, and the title of the book, what do you think might happen in the story?2.) How do you think the history of the 1920s might affect the characters?