One way to improve knowledge of the different characters in the text is to design a character quiz. Compose a list of characters and matching descriptions, looking at their personality, representation and what they bring to the text. When the description appears on the whiteboard, the student should select the character who is being described.
Taking a similar format to the character quiz, a list of key quotes should be extracted from the text. When the quotes appear on the whiteboard, the student should select who is being quoted from a number of different characters. If they get it right, then a new quote should appear.
Separate a list of terms from their definitions. Students should then try to match the two pieces of the jigsaw together, by choosing the correct term for the definition. Try using this game to learn figurative language terms.
Venn diagrams can be a good way to directly compare two characters in a text. Compose a list of characteristics down one side of the screen. The player must then drag the adjective into the correct character's side of the diagram.
A simple interactive hangman game, where players should guess and spell correctly a list of glossary terms. Try using this game to develop understanding of writing techniques used in the text.