Fever 1793: Cause and Effect; Chapters 13-18

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What is a cause in a cause and effect relationship?

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A cause is an event or action that leads to a result or effect.

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What is an effect in a cause and effect relationship?

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An effect is the result or outcome that occurs due to a specific cause.

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What caused the lack of proper burial services for the dead in Fever 1793?

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Preachers were too sick or tired to leave their homes.

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What was the effect of the water becoming too cold for Mattie?

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Mattie got out of the water and went to pick berries.

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What was the effect of Mattie finding a tree full of pears?

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Mattie returned to her grandfather full of energy and with her arm full of fruit.

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What caused Mattie and her grandfather to have no way to contact her mother?

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The post became unreliable and eventually shut down.

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What caused most of the vegetables in the garden to be no good?

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The garden hadn't been watered in weeks.

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Define 'unreliable' in the context of communication.

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Unreliable means not able to be depended on; in this case, it refers to the post service that could not deliver messages.

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What is the significance of understanding cause and effect in literature?

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Understanding cause and effect helps readers comprehend the motivations behind characters' actions and the consequences of those actions.

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Give an example of a cause and effect from Fever 1793.

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Cause: The garden hadn't been watered. Effect: Most of the vegetables in the garden were no good.