Yellow Fever Review

What city do Mattie and her Grandfather return to during the Yellow Fever outbreak?

• Chicago

• Denver

• The Dalles

• Philadelphia

How did the yellow fever spread?

• From mosquitoes

• From ship's

• From people from different countries

• From roaches

What are the symptoms of the yellow fever? Choose TWO answers.

• Coughing up blood

• Explosive diarrhea

• Black vomit

• Feeling really hot

Where did the yellow fever get "YELLOW" in its name?

• From where it came from

• From the color of the blood

• From mosquitos

• It turns the skin and eyes yellow

What was the prevailing understanding of germs, bacteria, and viruses during the time period?

• They were thought to be caused by an imbalance of the humors
• They were not yet discovered
• They were believed to be harmless
• They were known to cause disease

The team visited Dr. Carlos Finlay in order to (Chapter 6 "Bugs" pages 124-126)

• a. offer him a position on the U.S. Army research team

• b. hare their research findings from the Bacillus icteroides experiments

• c. learn more about the mosquito theory

• d. take samples from individuals living in Havana, Cuba

What was the last step of Dr. Lazear's experiment?

• a. Observe the healthy people to see if the disease develops.

• b. Hatch mosquito eggs.

• c. Have female mosquitoes bite yellow fever patients.

• d. Have the same female mosquitoes bite healthy people.

Why do Dr. Agramonte and Dr. Lazear decide that they need to let the same mosquito that bit Dr. Carroll bite another healthy person? (pages 127-132)

• a. To try to find more evidence that the infected mosquito spread the disease

• b. To disprove Dr. Finlay's theory

• c. To keep the insect that bit Dr. Carroll alive

• d. To make sure they have enough infected patients

Why is Private Dean the "perfect volunteer"?

• a. He is young, so he is not likely to be immune to the disease.

• b. He is leaving Cuba for the U.S. shortly, and would be able to recover with family.

• c. He has not been in Cuba long, and is unlikely to have already been exposed to the disease.

• d. He does not take the danger of infection seriously.

Read this sentence from "A Note to the Reader":

"Just over one hundred years ago a band of scientists and volunteers from two countries decided to fight against one of the world's deadliest diseases."

What did the author mean by the underlined word? (page 114)

• A flat, thin strip of material put around something, typically to hold it together or decorate it

• A group of musicians who play brass, wind, or percussion instruments

• A group of people who have a common interest or purpose

• A stripe or elongated area of a different color, texture, or composition than its surroundings