An American Plague/Fever 1793 Quiz

1. Both narrative nonfiction and historical fiction contain fictional characters.

• True
• False

2. Narrative nonfiction and historical fiction must include plot elements.

• True
• False

3. Historical fiction must contain characters who existed as actual people.

• True
• False

4. Both Jim Murphy and Laurie Halse Anderson consulted primary sources in order to write An American Plague and Fever 1793.

• True
• False

5. The historical context for both selections is Washington, DC, in 1793.

• True
• False

6. A flashback in literature occurs when the reader gets a hint of events that are yet to come.

• True
• False

7. Concrete language, imagery, and sensory words are all the same literary element.

• True
• False

8. Dr. Benjamin Rush treated his yellow fever patients with plenty of rest, fresh air, and small amounts of wholesome food.

• True
• False

9. Both text selections reveal that difficult times bring out the best in most people.

• True
• False

10. Mattie's mother is the first to die in the novel Fever 1793.

• True
• False