Review Quizizz Game: Fever 1793 Chapters 26-Epilogue

Why do Eliza and Matilda drag all the furniture outside to the garden?

• A. They are forced to stay out the garden since the house is too hot.
• B. They want the coffeehouse to look empty from the street so no one else will rob it.
• C. They want to kill all the yellow fever germs by placing it outside for the next frost.
• D. They need to wash it all off, and that will be easier to do in the garden next to the well.

What does Joseph bring the boys and Nell when he comes to visit?

• A. Food
• B. Toys
• C. Medicine
• D. Clean clothes

Why does Matilda go to the market?

• A. To get food before Eliza and the children die of starvation
• B. To try to hear if there is any news about her mother
• C. To look for Nathaniel
• D. To get out of the house and away from the sick children

What are the prices at the market?

• A. Very high since the market has just reopened and people are desperate for food
• B. Moderate since farmers know the people of Philadelphia have suffered so much
• C. Very low since there is plenty of food
• D. Variable since some farmers are desperate for money while others are more charitable

Nathaniel stayed locked in a house with his employer, Mr. Peale, during the plague. Since they never left or let anyone enter, how did they survive with the food shortage?

• A. Mr. Peale had such a thriving garden, the family could eat the vegetables for several months.
• B. Mr. Peale had live chickens and horses in his parlor room. He killed them when the family needed more meat.
• C. Mr. Peale collected and stuffed exotic animals. He saved the meat from the animals before he stuffed them so the family ate odd animals like possums.
• D. Mr. Peale dug an underground tunnel. He hired farmers to smuggle food to him through the tunnel.

Why is Matilda annoyed at all the people returning from the country?

• A. She feels like they are happy, well-fed, and giving no thought to the suffering anyone else endured.
• B. She feels like they are bragging about how rich they are and how much fun it was to take a vacation from the city; she is a little jealous.
• C. She hears them saying bad things about black people and gets defensive since she has been living in the black community for the last couple of months.
• D. She liked the city when it wasn’t so crowded and noisy.

What does Matilda enjoy at the end of each day?

• A. A hot cup of fresh coffee
• B. A piece of whatever dessert Eliza has made
• C. Taking a walk with Nathaniel
• D. Reading Nell a bedtime story

Why hasn’t Matilda received a letter from her mother?

• A. Her mother is dead.
• B. Her mother cannot write and therefore cannot send a letter.
• C. The post office is closed.
• D. Eliza is secretly stealing her mail.

What chore do Matilda and Eliza give to the children to keep them busy and out of trouble?

• A. Picking flowers to set on the table for Thanksgiving dinner
• B. Rolling up a big ball of string
• C. Getting water from the well to take care of the garden
• D. Using the butter churn to turn milk into butter

What does Joseph want Matilda do to with the coffeehouse?

• A. Sell it so she can use the money to follow her dreams and go to Paris
• B. Sell it so she will have money for a dowry to get married
• C. Keep it and try to restore it to the successful business it once was
• D. Give it to him so that he can restore it to the successful business it once was