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Fever 1793 Chapters 21 - Epilogue

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Replace the underlined word or phrase.

I didn't take pleasure in another trip back to the public square.

a)

hoist

b)

relish

c)

dignify

d)

prohibit

2.

Replace the underlined word or phrase.

I raised her high in my arms and started south.

a)

hoisted

b)

relished

c)

begrudged

d)

dignified

3.

Replace the underlined word or phrase.

"You don't look well, the woman said. "You look like a ghost of a living person.

a)

apothecary

b)

cooper

c)

poultice

d)

wraith

4.

Replace the underlined word or phrase.

"Are you from the pharmacy?" the man asked in a rasping voice.

a)

proprietor

b)

galaxy

c)

apothecary

d)

moon

5.

Replace the underlined word or phrase.

Her brother, Joseph, was a person who makes or repairs barrels.

a)

welder

b)

cooper

c)

teacher

d)

furrier

6.

Replace the underlined word or phrase.

Every day more towns forbade by law travel to or from Philadelphia.

a)

expected

b)

hoisted

c)

relished

d)

prohibited

7.

Replace the underlined word or phrase.

"He's a offensive dog, that man" she muttered.

a)

scurrilous

b)

ominous

c)

petulant

d)

hysterical

8.

Replace the underlined word or phrase.

On the fourth day a threatening silence pressed in on the room.

a)

prohibited

b)

scurrilous

c)

ominous

d)

petulant

9.

Replace the underlined word or phrase.

We applied a soft medicated cloth on her forehead.

a)

poultice

b)

chicken

c)

potato

d)

bandage

10.

Define the underlined word.

Please don't begrudge me this opportunity to see my son.

a)

give permission

b)

allow them

c)

reluctant to give

d)

prevent access

11.

Define the underlined word.

He must be important since he had a large entourage with him.

a)

suitcase

b)

attendants

c)

motorcycle

d)

carriage

12.

Define the underlined word.

Dan looked terribly gaunt after 10 months in a foreign prison.

a)

thin and bony

b)

strong and muscular

c)

fat and flabby

d)

happy and joyful

13.

Define the underlined word.

We spoke to the proprietor about paying for the broken window.

a)

rascal or rogue

b)

attendant

c)

cooper

d)

business owner

14.

Define the underlined word.

She refused to eat anything she didn't make in case it contained arsenic.

a)

bugs

b)

slime

c)

a poisonous compound

d)

peanuts

15.

Define the underlined word.

We dumped the apples we picked into a large burlap sack.

a)

strong plastic

b)

course fabric

c)

leather

d)

heavy paper

16.

Define the underlined word.

My brother's quite a rapscallion who's always getting into mischief.

a)

busybody

b)

rascal or rogue

c)

trouble maker

d)

notorious boy

17.

Define the underlined word.

Because of the break-in, we have to be vigilant when we leave home.

a)

aware

b)

open-eyed

c)

safe

d)

watchful of danger

18.

Define the underlined word.

The abandoned house had a fetid odor coming from it.

a)

offensive

b)

smoky

c)

stale

d)

fragrant

19.

Define the underlined word.

The man sat proudly and dignified next to his lawyer.

a)

happily

b)

stately or noble

c)

stoically

d)

shyly

20.
Joseph is Eliza's brother.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Mattie was always a very hard working teenager
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Mattie takes care of Nell after her mother dies
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Which answer is NOT true about Eliza?
a)
Works in the Coffeehouse
b)
Mother of William and Robert
c)
Was freed from slavery by her late husband.
d)
Worked as a caregiver for the Free African Society.
24.
Which answer is NOT true about Nathaniel?
a)
He does not have a family.
b)
He has a crush on Mattie.
c)
He is apprenticing to be a painter under Master Peale.
d)
He never contracted Yellow Fever.
25.
Which answer is NOT true about the Ogilvie family.
a)
The daughter Colette falls ill with Yellow Fever at the tea party.
b)
Jeannine looks down upon Mattie and her mother due to their social class.
c)
Colette Ogilvie elopes with her French tutor, and Jeannine is jealous.
d)
They are welcoming to people of all social class and status.
26.
Which description is NOT true about Mr. Rowley?
a)
He smells of rum and has dirty hands.
b)
He is the first person to attempt to treat Mother's Yellow Fever.
c)
He is referred to as an imposter by Dr. Kerr.
d)
He is the most respected doctor in the area.
27.
Mrs. Bowles is....
a)
In charge of the orphanage, and rides back to Philadelphia with Mattie.
b)
A nurse at Bush Hill, and treats Mattie.
c)
A woman who sells eggs at the market.
d)
Mrs. Cook's dear friend who cares for mother while she is ill.
28.
Which answer is NOT true about Mother Smith?
a)
She warns Mattie to avoid becoming attached to Nell.
b)
She is strict but wants the best for the children.
c)
She is Robert's and William's grandmother.
d)
She is the woman who takes care of Joseph's children and household chores.
29.
By the end of the novel, Mother is back to her normal self: strict, hard-working, and critical of Mattie.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
True or False: Mother is deeply impacted by her husband's death, and becomes bitter with grief.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Mattie's grandfather passes away tragically when...
a)
He dies from heat stroke after carrying Mattie to Bush Hill.
b)
He contracts Yellow Fever and is unable to recover.
c)
He falls off of a ladder and breaks his neck.
d)
He attempts to protect Mattie and the Coffeehouse from thieves.
32.
Why do Mrs. Cook and Mattie go to have tea at the Ogilvie's?
a)
Mrs. Cook wants to find a proper husband for Mattie.
b)
Mrs. Cook believes that Mattie needs some new girlfriends.
c)
Mrs. Cook misses spending time with Mrs. Ogilvie.
d)
Mrs. Cook wants Mattie to practice her manners in a proper setting.
33.

All of the following characters become infected with yellow fever EXCEPT:

a)

Matilda

b)

Matilda's mother

c)

Grandfather

d)

Eliza's Brother

34.

Which of the following is NOT an effect caused by the yellow fever epidemic?

a)

The mail stops being delivered.

b)

The farmers stop bringing their crops to the town market.

c)

More and more citizens buy the newspaper to keep up to date on the death toll.

d)

Half of the town's population leaves.

35.

What do the townspeople use to get rid of the smell of sickness?

a)

vinegar

b)

soap and water

c)

baking soda

d)

alcohol

36.

Which of the following is a good theme for the story?

a)

Orphans need people to care for them too.

b)

Modern medicine has saved us all from hardship.

c)

When life gets hard, it is important to work towards a solution.

d)

Always wash your hands and stay away from sick people.

37.

What is the symbolism of the painting of flowers Nathaniel gives Mattie in Chapter 10 and the flowers he throws down to her in Chapter 23?

a)

The market has started selling flowers.

b)

The coming of spring.

c)

The hope for a future relationship between Nathaniel and Maddie.

d)

The staggering amounts of death due to the fever.

38.

The relationship between Mattie and Eliza develops throughout the book. Which of the following best describes their relationship from beginning to end of the novel?

a)

Eliza agrees to watch Mattie when her mother is gone.

b)

Eliza watches out for Mattie and cares for her as a second mother.

c)

Mattie doesn't like Eliza's watchful eye, and resents her

d)

Mattie loves Eliza and wishes she would replace her mother.

39.
Who does Nell cry out for?
a)
Eliza
b)
Mother Smith
c)
Her mother
d)
Mattie
40.

Why does Joseph not come to the coffeehouse?

a)

because he cannot bear it.

b)

He is coming the next day.

c)

because he is still ill.

d)

because he does not agree with taking them to the coffee house

41.
What does Eliza see when she looks at the boy's eyes?
a)
They are watering.
b)
They are normal.
c)
They are blood-shot and yellow stained.
d)
They will not open.
42.
What has Mattie decided to do with her future?
a)
Marry Nathaniel.
b)
Become a maid.
c)
Reopen the coffeehouse.
d)
Go to school.
43.

What does Mattie learn about her mother from Eliza?

a)

She recovered from the fever and is helping card for fever victims.

b)

She had trouble recovering and is at Bush Hill.

c)

She did not recover and passed away.

d)

She recovered from the fever and headed to the Ludingtons.

44.

Why does Dr. Rush want black people to help care for the sick?

a)

He says it is a way to repay white people for allowing them their freedom.

b)

He thinks black people are immune and can't get the fever.

c)

Because there aren't enough other people to help.

d)

He blames them for the fever and knows they have to do what white people say.

45.

What is the situation at the orphan house?

a)

It is overcrowded and low on money/food.

b)

A sick child was brought in and now most of the children there have Yellow Fever.

c)

The workers are finding homes for the children with relatives that live in the country.

d)

It is worse than the streets.

46.

Why doesn't Mattie want to call a doctor to help the kids?

a)

She knows they do not have the money to pay for it.

b)

She thinks they will say the children have to go to the orphan house.

c)

She knows they will bleed the children and doesn't want that.

d)

The doctor might have the fever and get Eliza sick.

47.

Who is not making a profit off Yellow Fever?

a)

coffin makers

b)

pharmacists

c)

black people

d)

thieves

48.

What was one of the rumors going around the city?

a)

The French were coming.

b)

The wells had been poisoned.

c)

Mattie's mother was dead.

d)

A hurricane in the countryside left people saying the end of the world was at hand.

49.

Why is it harder for Mattie to help people with Eliza than at Bush Hill?

a)

They don't speak English.

b)

It is hard to see them without anyone in their family left to take care of them and without their belongings.

c)

It is hard to see them surrounded by their family members in their homes they worked hard for.

d)

Some of the people have gone crazy and smash things while Mattie is there.

50.

What does Mattie find out about Colette Ogilvie?

a)

She had a temper tantrum when she found out her brother liked Mattie.

b)

She died from Yellow Fever a few days after having tea with Mattie and Mother.

c)

She eloped with her French tutor and refused to leave him behind.

d)

She had a big wedding while she was still sick and her husband got the fever too.

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