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WorksheetsYellow Fever chapters 17-21
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Which definition matches grippe? Grandfather did not have Yellow Fever just a summer grippe.
a)
poise, self-respect, self-worth
b)
make less, decrease, diminish
c)
very bad smell, stink
d)
overpriced, inflated, excessive, outrageous
e)
influence (flu)
2.
2. Which definition matches stench? The stench of the sick patients in the hospital was terrible.
a)
poise, self-respect, self-worth
b)
make less, decrease, diminish
c)
very bad smell, stink
d)
overpriced, inflated, excessive, outrageous
e)
influence (flu)
3.
3. Which definition matches abates? In previous years the sickness abates when the weather turns cold and there is a frost.
a)
poise, self-respect, self-worth
b)
make less, decrease, diminish
c)
very bad smell, stink
d)
overpriced, inflated, excessive, outrageous
e)
influence (flu)
4.
4. Which definition matches exorbitant? There was very little food available in Philadelphia so the prices were exorbitant.
a)
poise, self-respect, self-worth
b)
make less, decrease, diminish
c)
very bad smell, stink
d)
overpriced, inflated, excessive, outrageous
e)
influence (flu)
5.
5.. Which definition matches dignity? Mattie had a great deal of dignity and would never beg for food.
a)
poise, self-respect, self-worth
b)
make less, decrease, diminish
c)
very bad smell, stink
d)
overpriced, inflated, excessive, outrageous
e)
influence (flu)
6.
6. What do Matilda and her grandfather discover when they enter the coffeehouse for the first time upon their return?
a)
A. The coffeehouse is a mess from a recent robbery.
b)
B. They find a note Eliza left informing them Matilda’s mother had passed away.
c)
C. The coffeehouse is thriving with doctors and nurses on break from treating victims.
d)
D. They find a note from Matilda’s mother telling them she went to the Ludington’s farm.
7.
7. What is Matilda relieved to find hidden under a stair?
a)
A. Her cat, Silas
b)
B. The painting Nathaniel sent to her before she left
c)
C. A strongbox where money was hidden
d)
D. Extra preserves that Eliza had stored for an emergency
8.
8. How often does Matilda usually bathe?
a)
A. Once a day
b)
B. Once a week
c)
C. Once a month
d)
D. Once a year
9.
9. How does Matilda’s grandfather feel about leaving the house to find food after they return?
a)
A. He feels like the city is safe enough for Matilda to take a quick trip to the market.
b)
B. He feels like the city is only safe for a man, and he won’t let Matilda go.
c)
C. He feels like the city is only safe for a healthy person like Matilda.
d)
D. He feels like the city is unsafe for them both and wants to rummage for food in the garden first.
10.
10. What does Matilda plan to do at the end of each day?
a)
A. Read the Bible
b)
B. Take a bath
c)
C. Make sure the house is clean
d)
D. Think of her mother
11.
11. How does Matilda help her grandfather the night they are being robbed?
a)
A. She takes her grandfather’s rifle and shoots the robber.
b)
B. She tells the robber where the money is hidden, and he stops hurting her grandfather.
c)
C. She takes her grandfather’s sword and stabs the robber.
d)
D. She causes a commotion to distract the robber so her grandfather can get away.
12.
12. What are Matilda’s grandfather’s last words?
a)
A. Keep fighting
b)
B. Take care
c)
C. Love you
d)
D. Good work soldier
13.
13. Why is it fitting that Matilda’s grandfather would be buried in his nightshirt?
a)
A. He always said death was the eternal sleep, so he should be buried in his nightshirt.
b)
B. Mattie could not afford to buy him new clothes.
c)
C. He would have wanted her to sell his clothing for extra money, so he should be buried in his nightshirt since it wouldn’t sell for as much as his other clothes.
d)
D. He died in the middle of the night, so it seemed right to let him be buried in what he was wearing.
14.
14. What item does Matilda bury with her grandfather?
a)
A. A Bible
b)
B. His chess set
c)
C. The sword he used while in the army
d)
D. A portrait of her grandmother
15.
15. How does Matilda get the men to allow a prayer to be said before burying her grandfather?
a)
A. She offers them a few potatoes from the garden so they will have something to eat.
b)
B. She begins to sob, and the men feel bad since she is a young girl.
c)
C. She begs and pleads and reminds them that they would have prayed if it were their family.
d)
D. She pushes one of the men and grabs him by his shirt to threaten him.
16.
16. What does Matilda find when she goes to the market for food?
a)
A. Some of the farmers have ventured back, but the prices are too much for her to afford.
b)
B. The market has been turned into a hospital, and fever victims are everywhere.
c)
C. There is no food anywhere, only rats picking at scraps.
d)
D. Life is getting back to normal, and the regular sellers are finally back.
17.
17. Why does Matilda go to the newspaper printer?
a)
A. To place an obituary in the newspaper for her grandfather
b)
B. To look in the classifieds to try and find work
c)
C. To place an ad to try and find her mother
d)
D. To see if she can work there
18.
18. Who is Nell?
a)
A. A poor woman who has just lost three of her children to the fever
b)
B. A little girl Matilda finds crying next to her dead mother
c)
C. A woman sick with the fever who reminds Matilda of her mother
d)
D. A small dog that seems to have a broken leg
19.
19. Why is Matilda searching for Reverend Allen’s group?
a)
A. She is told they can help her find someone to care for Nell.
b)
B. She thinks they will take her in and care for her now that she is alone.
c)
C. She is told they have information about people who died from the fever, and she hopes they can tell her whether or not her mother is still alive.
d)
D. She thinks that maybe they can officially bless her grandfather’s grave.
20.
20. With whom does Matilda reunite?
a)
A. Her mother
b)
B. Nathaniel
c)
C. Eliza
d)
D. King George
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