Meet the Cast
Reynard Muldoon
Little Orphan ReynieAs you know, orphans rule this book, and Reynie Muldoon is the king of the orphans. Unlike Sticky, who actually has parents, Kate, who has vague memories of her father and is ev...
George "Sticky" Washington
A Well-Earned NicknameGeorge "Sticky" Washington appears to have a photographic memory. Everything he reads sticks in his mind (hence the tactile nickname), and Sticky reads a lot. Needless to say,...
Kate Wetherall
She Could Be An 80s TV Star Kate Wetherall is aptly named. She's hale and hearty (those are old-people words for burly and vigorous, which are old-people words for strapping and vital, which are—...
Constance Contraire
Another Aptly Named CharacterConstance Contraire is, as her name implies, both constant and contrary. When told to bring one pencil to a test, she brings thirty-seven. When asked, "'What is wrong w...
Mr. Benedict
He's a Uniter, Not a DividerMr. Benedict is, of course, the namesake of the children's team, and he's the whole reason they've come together. Though he won't say it himself, he's a genius, and that...
Ledroptha Curtain
He's No Lepidopterist The names are kind of close (Ledroptha/Lepidoptera)—if you use a really small font and squint—but we doubt that Mr. Curtain is a big fan of butterflies (or any other lepid...
S.Q. Pedalian
S.Q., in addition to having a great name (check out the discussion of names in the "Tools of Characterization" section for more on that), appears to have a heart of gold. He's always kind to the MB...
Martina Crowe
When you get right down to it, Martina Crowe is the scariest of the Executives. Jackson and Jillson are obedient and compliant, but they're not too bright. And S.Q.? He just might be the dimmest bu...
Jackson and Jillson
Model Students (By L.C. Standards)These two are the quintessential Executives. They're smarter than S.Q., which is a good thing—Mr. Curtain would be in trouble if all the Executives were like him...
Milligan
Secret Agent Man We love Milligan. Sure he's kind of gloomy and the typical expression on his face is "profoundly sad" (3.4), but he's dependable, kind, and "would die before he let any harm come t...
Number Two
Number Two is another character whose real name we don't know, but not because she can't remember it (like Milligan) or because it just never gets used (like Mr. B's first name). The reason we don'...
Rhonda Kazembe
A Very Young Adult Rhonda Kazembe isn't much older than Reynie and the other kids. We know this because she's easily able to blend in with the other test takers at the Monk Building. Well, blend is...
Miss Perumal
Mother AlertMiss Perumal is clearly a mother figure for Reynie and pretty much his only connection in what is otherwise a very lonely world for him. Reynie is very happy to have her, and though he...
The Helpers
The Helpers are a sad lot, indeed. Most of them are former secret agents—the good men and women gone missing (5.165)—but some of them, like Mr. Bloomburg, are just people who threatened Mr. Cur...