Descriptive Language and Character: Clara Barton Answers

Based on the words used to characterize Clara in this excerpt, what does the author reveal about her? Select three answers.

Read the excerpt from "Clara Barton’s Childhood.”Meanwhile, her family whispered to each other."It’s not good for her to be locked away in that room so much,” her mother would say."I’ve tried to encourage her to leave, to ride the horses or visit the animals in the barn,” her father explained, "but she refuses to leave David’s side.”