WorksheetsFever Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does Mattie dream about for her future, knowing the business will one day be her inheritance?
Selling it and running away.
Buying the lot next door so she can expand into a full restaurant.
Traveling to France.
Both B & C.
Why is "life a battle" for Lucille Cook?
Without a husband, she must make a living for herself.
Her family disowned her when she married her husband.
Women had few career choices in 1793.
All of the above.
What did some of the wealthier families of the city do when the fever became an epidemic?
Imported their own coffee beans.
Fled to the country where the air was "cleaner"
Protested the current immigration policy insisting refugees be deported
How do Grandfather and Mattie differ from Lucille on what to do with the increased profit when business has picked up on their end of town?
Grandfather and Mattie: Invest in sugar futures.
Mother: Vacation in Paris
Grandfather and Mattie: Expand the business.
Mother: Save it for a "rainy day."
Grandfather and Mattie: Save it in a bank.
Mother: Stuff it in the mattress to save it.
Why is the invitation to the Oglivies for tea so important to Mattie's future according to Mother?
The Ogilvies have a son about Mattie's age, and she needs to start thinking about "husband material."
They are tea importers and maybe can get a better price on tea from their import business.
The Ogilvies have political connections, and Mrs. Cook would love to cater the State Dinner for the the President.
When Mattie and Grandfather return from the printer's shop, what do they learn about Mother?
She was kidnapped in the market.
She fell ill in the market and is running a fever.
She was robbed in the market.
Where is Mattie being sent after Mother gets sick?
She is being sent to the orphan house temporarily.
She is being sent to the Ludington's farm.
She will go to her aunt's house in Boston.
Why are there armed men standing outside of the town of Pembroke?
They are trying to prevent sick people from coming through town.
They are extorting money from anyone who goes through town, making them pay for their passage though town.
They are highwaymen, robbing people of food, money, and water since supplies are short.
How do Mattie and Grandfather lose their clothing and food?
The doctor claims that Grandfather is sick with the Fever and cannot pass through, and Mattie is removed from the wagon, too. Their food and clothes remain on the wagon.
The highway men ransack the wagon and take all the food and clothing.
The wagon starts up too quickly and the items fall off. The farmer does not stop to put them back on the wagon.
While in the country, what does Grandfather talk about the scares Mattie?
He begins to tell her how the yellow fever epidemic of 1758 ended.
He starts telling ghost stories in his sleep.
He talks to Mattie as though he is in the war again.
When Mattie wakes up at the hospital, why is she afraid to be at Bush Hill?
She heard it has a high death rate.
She is afraid it is too dirty and dangerous based in what she heard.
She is afraid Mrs. Flagg will send her to the orphanage.
How does Mrs. Flagg calm Mattie's nerves when she wakes up at Bush Hill?
Mrs. Flagg tells her bedtime stories.
She sedates Mattie.
She brings Grandfather to visit Mattie and explains all the improvements that have been made to Bush Hill.
What does Grandfather do at Bush Hill while Mattie is recovering?
He read the Bible and prayed at her bedside.
He attends committee meetings, helps burns mattresses, delivers food, etc.
He fought with Mrs. Flagg about the best way to care for Mattie.
Once Mattie is fully recovered, where does the hospital clerk want to send her?
To the Ludington's farm
To the orphan house
Back to Philadelphia
What happened to the coffeehouse since Grandfather left it last time?
It was torched by arsonists.
Nothing. It is perfectly safe and normal.
Someone broke in and stole food, broke dishes, and stomped on King George's bird cage.
Why does Mattie sleep downstairs the second night back at the coffeehouse?
Grandfather is snoring loudly, and it's much cooler downstairs.
She wants to make sure no one breaks in again.
Her own bedroom still smells of the sickness, and she doesn't want to have a relapse.
Who or what wakes Mattie up that frightens her?
An owl outside
Silas, the cat
Two thieves
When Mattie finally re-connects with Eliza, what piece of good news does she learn about mother?
Mother survived and headed out to the Ludington farm.
Mother is living at the orphan house helping as a nursemaid.
The Peele's allowed her into the house at Nathaniel's urging even though they had been trying to isolate themselves from anyone who'd been sick.
Once the first days of the frost hit Philadelphia, what group of people that needs the city dwellers business returns to the city?
Sailors
Farmers & Market Sellers
Politicians
How do Eliza, Mattie, Joseph, and Nathaniel decide to celebrate their survival?
They are going to shoot off fireworks.
They have a Thanksgiving feast.
They make a large cake and hold an open house at Cook's Coffeehouse.
