1. Reread Chapter 2, paragraph 3 below. What do we learn about Dr. Reed's character traits? Read each quote and then
check the character trait that it reveals.

A “…he was a young army
doctor tending settlers,
soldiers, and Apaches on
lonely frontier outposts."

1. Skillful. 2. Easy to work with. 3. Hardworking.

4. Trustworthy. 5. Other

B "...he went back to school at
age thirty-nine to study
bacteriology-a brand new
branch of medical science..."

1. Skillful. 2. Easy to work with. 3. Hardworking.

4. Trustworthy. 5. Other

C “For ten more years Reed had
hoped to make a major
contribution while he did
research and taught students
at the U.S. Army Medical
School..."

1. Skillful. 2. Easy to work with. 3. Hardworking.

4. Trustworthy. 5. Other

D “…Reed had dreamed of
being able to do something
big, something important,
something that he hoped
would 'alleviate human
suffering."

1. Skillful. 2. Easy to work with. 3. Hardworking.

4. Trustworthy. 5. Other