Fever 1793 Chapters 4-6

Who did Matilda's grandfather serve under in the war?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Stonewall Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

In the story, the character King George, is...

• Grandfather's Parrot

• The King of England

• The President of the United States

• Matilda's Cat

Complete Mr. Carris' theory on what is causing Yellow Fever: Cause- __________________ Effect- Spread of Yellow Fever

• Rotting coffee on the wharf

• Refugees from Haiti

• Mosquitoes

• Dirty streets of Philadelphia

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.W.6.1A

When Matilda counts the money the coffehouse has made, they are all in different currencies, what we can infer the reason for this is?

• The US was a new nation and did not have a set currency yet.

• The customers were all visitors to the city of Philadelphia.

• The US was not a unified nation yet.

• George Washington didn't think of the dollar yet.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

"It's that heap of rotting coffee beans on Ball's Wharf, I tell you," Mr. Carris said tot he other men. "It's the source of a deadly miasma, a foul stench indeed. Using your context clues, what does miasma mean?

• A strong smell

• An ugly sight

• A bad feeling

• A disease

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.4D

CCSS.RL.6.4

Because of the yellow fever, Mattie's mother wants her to go stay with the Ludingtons. What is the CAUSE in this sentence?

• The Yellow Fever

• Go to the Ludingtons

• Mattie has yellow fever.

• The Ludingtons are nice.

Because of the yellow fever, Mattie's mother wants her to go stay with the Ludingtons. What is the EFFECT in this sentence?

• The Yellow Fever

• Mother wants Mattie to go to the Ludingtons

• Mattie has yellow fever.

• The Ludingtons are nice.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.5

Complete Mrs. Epler's theory on how the Yellow Fever is spreading: Cause- _____________________, Effect- Yellow Fever is spreading.

• The rotting coffee on the wharf.

• People not going to church, being sinners.

• Mosquitoes

• The refugees

Mattie has quite a crush on Nathaniel Benson, which piece of evidence from the text supports this claim?

• Mattie saw Nathaniel the market.

• Mattie had gone fishing with Nathaniel in the past.

• Mattie became bashful and awkward around Nathaniel.

• Mattie tells Nathaniel about Polly Logan.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

What do the ringing bells represent when Mattie hears them in the marketplace?

• The age of the most recent victim to Yellow Fever.

• The number of people who have died of Yellow Fever.

• The number of people in the marketplace.

• The number of days the Yellow Fever has been circulating.