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WorksheetsFever 1793 Learn Check
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 31mins
Who initially asks Matilda to help at the orphanage?
Mrs. Flagg
Mrs. Bowles
Susannah
Eliza
What holiday marks the time when the post office will supposedly reopen?
Easter
Thanksgiving
Valentine's Day
Christmas
What does Mattie continually dream about doing with her future?
Being a gardener
Being a woman of high society
Running her own business
Opening an orphanage
Everything from the coffeehouse is stolen, including the safe holding all of the money.
True
False
Mattie continues to display a selfish attitude as she grows throughout the novel.
True
False
What object of Grandfather's did the thieves consider stealing before assuming it was worthless?
His chess set
His sword
His parrot, King George
His favorite pair of socks
Did grandfather ever actually shoot the gun?
Yes
No
What ultimately causes Grandfather to die?
All of the above
Old age and weakness
Yellow fever
The robbers hitting him
Mattie allows the burial men to simply dump her Grandfather into the open grave.
True
False
Where does Matilda go after she sees that the market is vacant?
The coffeehouse
Church
The Federal Gazette office
The Ludington's
The older woman outside of Mrs. Warner's hat shop is welcoming and friendly towards Mattie.
True
False
When Grandfather and Mattie return to Philadelphia, they find that mother is not at the coffeehouse.
True
False
On page 113, Mattie and Grandfather say goodbye to Mrs. Flagg. Who is Mrs. Flagg?
Mrs. Flagg runs the orphanage.
Mrs. Flagg is the nurse from Bush Hill.
Mrs. Flagg is their neighbor.
Mrs. Flagg is the wagon driver.
On page 115, Mrs. Bowles asks Mattie to come to the orphanage with her. Why?
She wants Matilda to live there until they find her mother.
She wants Matilda to leave her Grandfather.
She wants Matilda to help work at the orphanage, caring for the younger children.
She feels bad for Matilda because she has lost her family.
On pages 118-119, Matilda finally gets back to Philadelphia. What does she see on the street?
thousands of bodies
refuse
dead cats, thrown out into the sewer
a young man, thrown onto the street
When they got back to the coffeehouse in Chapter 17, what did they find?
Robbers broke in and stole all their food.
There were corpses in the coffeehouse.
They found Mother there, deceased.
Thieves broke in and stole Silas.
Why don't they have food at their home?
The garden is dried up & the thieves stole their food.
Matilda and Grandfather don't know how to cook.
They already ate all the food.
The intruders ruined their garden.
What is the first decision Matilda makes in Chapter 18?
She decides to go to the market.
She decides to clean the house.
She decides to take a bath.
She decides to go hunting.
Why does Mattie leave the shutters open on page 136?
It's hot in the house, so she wants the windows open to cool her off while she sleeps.
She wants Silas to be able to leave during the night.
She wants to be able to hear anything going on outside.
She didn't leave them open. She locked all the windows.
When the robber is hurting Grandfather on page 145, how does Mattie respond?
Mattie runs away.
Mattie hides.
Mattie punches him.
Mattie cuts him with a sword.
What happens after the theives run away?
Matilda dies from her injuries.
Grandfather dies from his injuries.
Silas dies from his injuries.
Mother comes home.
Who is King George in Fever 1793?
King George is the king of France.
King George is a farmer in the countryside.
King George is Mattie's pet cat.
King George is Grandfather's pet parrot.
Mattie is at the hospital when chapter 14 begins
True
False
Which of the following words best describes the mood of chapter 16?
Romantic
Humorous
Grim
Reflective
Which of the following is NOT a new challenge that Mattie has to face after surviving Yellow Fever in chapter 15?
Potentially going to the orphanage
Worrying about her mother, Eliza, Nathaniel and grandfather
Being sick with fever again
Wondering how she will get home
