Fever 1793 Chapters 19-23

Mr. Brown, owner of The Gazette, says in Chapter 20 that the only ones to benefit from the yellow fever are:

• The robbers

• The farmers

• The rats

Why does Mattie sleep downstairs the second night back at the coffeehouse?

• Grandfather is snoring loudly, and it’s much cooler downstairs.

• She wants to make sure no one breaks in again.

• Her own bedroom still smells of the sickness and she doesn’t want to have a relapse.

When Grandfather tells Mattie he's "leaving" her, what does he mean?

• He’s dying.

• He’s going back to Bush Hill where there is food.

• He’s going out to look for Mother.

What does Mattie do when the gravediggers are going to dump Grandfather's body in a large pit for burial?

• She starts digging a separate grave.

• She throws herself in front of the dead cart to stop his body.

• She yells, “STOP!” and demands they at least pray over the bodies being buried.

When Mattie finally re-connects with Eliza, what piece of good news does she learn about Mother?

• Mother survived and headed out to the Ludington farm.

• Mother is living at the orphan house helping as a nursemaid.

• The Peale’s allowed her into the house at Nathaniel’s urging, even though they had been trying to isolate themselves from anyone who’d been sick.

When Mattie takes Nell to the orphan house and learns that it is overcrowded, what does she decide to do?

• Mattie decides to leave her, but visit Nell often.

• Mattie decides not to leave Nell at the orphan house.

• Mattie decides to leave her, and runs away crying.

Now that the market is closed, what is a secondary cause of death for Philadelphians who stayed?

• Heat exhaustion

• Starvation

• Dehydration

Mattie sees similarities between Mother Smith and her own mother.

• True

• False

Dr. Rush knew "The Africans of Philadelphia" could get yellow fever, but asked them to care for the sick anyway.

• True

• False

Name the type of figurative language being used here:

"Shiny, slippery rats, fat and fast, poured in and out of the basket twitching their noses and flicking their tails."

• Oxymoron

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery