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Fever 1793

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Matilda?

a)

main character

b)

The mom

c)

the maid

d)

the cat

2.

Which of These Does NOT fit Matilda's character?

a)

caring

b)

short tempered

c)

hateful

3.

What is Chippendale?

a)

a type of bird

b)

a tea set

c)

18th century furniture

d)

a chipmunk

4.

How did the grandpa die?

a)

old age

b)

ebola

c)

fever

5.

What illness is this called?

a)

yellow fever

b)

corona virus

c)

purple fever

d)

small pox

6.

What happened when Matilda and her grandpa got stopped by men on the road?

a)

they were robbed

b)

they weren't allowed to enter

c)

the men broke their carriage

7.

True of False: Matilda is the only character that survives

a)

true

b)

false

8.

How is the book like the actual fever?

a)

it was based on Matilda

b)

everyone died

c)

it takes place in Texas

d)

It takes place in Philadelphia

9.

How did they help patients?

a)

bled them out

b)

did nothing

c)

fanned them

10.

How did yellow fever start?

a)

animals

b)

mushrooms

c)

mold

d)

mosquito's

11.

True or False: over 40,000 people died

a)

true

b)

false

12.

How many people left the city during the fever?

a)

17

b)

789

c)

over 30,000

d)

over 20,000

13.

True or False: everyone died from the fever

a)

true

b)

false

14.

True or False: Matilda is a fake character

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Which of the following happened first?

a)

Matilda's mother got sick

b)

Matilda's grandpa died

c)

Matilda met Eliza

16.

What happened to Matilda's mother after she got sick?

a)

she died

b)

she fled Philadelphia

c)

she waited

d)

none of the above

17.

What happened to the two boys (Robert and William)?

a)

they never existed

b)

Eliza kicked them out

c)

they ran away

d)

they got yellow fever

18.

What was the name of the girl that Matilda looked after?

a)

Lisa

b)

Nell

c)

Nellie

d)

Jessie

19.

Which of these is NOT a symptom of yellow fever?

a)

fever

b)

headache

c)

nausea

d)

extreme weight gain

20.

True or False: Nell is a teenager

a)

True

b)

False