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WorksheetsFever 1793 Final
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
When disease spreads quickly.
epidemic
din
abhor
drone
What is Brush Hill and why is Mattie there?
It is a coffee shop in the country. Mattie is there to get ideas for her family's coffee shop.
It is a nice hill in the sunshine. Mattie is there eating the pears she found for breakfast.
It was a mansion turned into a hospital for victims of yellow fever. Mattie is there because she has the fever.
It is a mansion turned into a hospital for victims of yellow fever. Mattie is there because her grandfather has the fever.
What do the members of the Free African Society due during the epidemic (choose all that apply)
visit sick
deliver food
deliver medicine
ignore the epidemic
Who Was Steven Gerard?
A rich Frenchmen who took over Bush Hill and made it into a proper hospital for those affected by yellow fever
French Doctor who specializes in the yellow fever. Doesn’t do/use the same tactics for curing(or trying to cure) yellow fever as Doctor Rush
Nice nurse at Bush Hill who cared for Mattie when she had yellow fever, and REALLY likes mattie's grandfather
Runs the Federal Gazette newspaper; let Mattie play by picking letters and
What does the "hot air balloon" symbolize to Mattie?
Freedom and hope
Her love for Nathaniel
Her numerous dreams
Her love for Philadelphia
Which of the following is not a theme in the novel?
Strength is found in the most difficult situations
The fever was a hardship for many of the Philadelphia people
Suffering produces endurance
A family's bond becomes stronger in difficult situations
What is being personified in this passage "The moonlight quivered as thin clouds scuttled across the sky"
Moonlight
Sky
Clouds
A and C
How did the French doctors differ from Dr. Benjamin Rush?
Benjamin Rush used natural treatments such as fresh air, sanitation, etc. while the French doctors bled their patients
Benjamin Rush bled his patients while the French doctors used natural treatments such as fresh air, sanitation, etc.
There were no differences between them
Matilda's grandfather is affected with the Yellow Fever
True
False
Which point of view is the story "Fever 1793" told from?
Second person point of view
Third Person Limited
Third Person
First Person
Which one of these is an allusion ?
Hint: Allusion is a reference to a historical event, religious belief, etc
She was a good Samaritan when she helped the older lady (Bible)
Don't act like a scrooge (Literature- A Christmas Carol)
He studies all the tine and is a regular Einstein (Historical Figure)
All of the Above
