The Good Doctor | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Dr. Ruth Ngema - This character is the black, female doctor who is the head of the hospital.

Dr. Frank Eloff - This character is the middle-aged, embittered, apathetic veteran doctor who originally came to this hospital as another's replacement.

Dr. Laurence Waters - A young, idealistic doctor fresh out of medical school, this character has chosen to spend a year of community service at a rural hospital in order to make things hard on himself.

Maria - This is the black village woman who owns the souvenir shack.

Tehogo - The 'nurse'...
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