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Fever 1793 1-10 Feb 2024

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Class color
a)
purple
b)
blue
c)
yellow
d)
green
e)
red
2.

Yellow fever spread through what?

a)
Coughing
b)
Mosquito and a fruit fly
c)
Mosquito
d)
Sneezing, coughing, and a mosquito
3.

Who is the first person to die of Yellow Fever in the book?

a)
Eliza
b)
Mr. Cook
c)
Nathaniel
d)
Polly
4.

Who is Matilda?

a)
A free slave who cooks at the Cook Coffeehouse
b)
A former Captain who fought in the American Revolution.
c)
A serving girl who worked at the Cook Coffeehouse before she died
d)
A 14 year-old girl whose mom owns the Cook Coffeehouse. She is the narrator of the story.
5.

Who is Eliza?

a)
A free slave who cooks at the Cook Coffeehouse
b)
A former Captain who fought in the American Revolution.
c)
A serving girl who worked at the Cook Coffeehouse before she died.
d)
A 14 year-old girl whose mom owns the Cook Coffeehouse. She is the narrator of the storyon 1
6.

Who is Matilda's Grandfather?

a)
A former Captain who fought in the American Revolution.
b)
A free slave who cooks at the Cook Coffeehouse.
c)
A serving girl who worked at the Cook Coffeehouse before she died.
d)
A 14 year-old girl whose mom owns the Cook Coffeehouse. She is the narrator of the story.tion 1
7.

Where did the fever start?

a)
At the State House
b)
At Bush Hill
c)
On High Street
d)
Near the river and the docks
8.

Who is Nathaniel Benson?

a)
A painter assistant
b)
A German farmer who sales eggs.
c)
The butcher
d)
Another person who dies from a feve
9.

Mattie has good feelings about Blanchard's balloon for all the following reasons EXCEPT

a)
it makes her feel like she, too, can escape and be free.
b)
it is evidence that Philadelphia is an awesome place to live.
c)
she likes hot air balloons and wants to go on a balloon ride.
d)
Nathaniel Benson was with her when she saw the balloon.
10.

Mother is concerned about illness and wants to send Mattie

a)
to the market to shop for supplies.
b)
to the docks to check on tea and coffee shipments
c)
to the Luddingtons' farm, with pigs and dogs who bite
d)
to the Ogilvie's estate, with the members of high society
11.

When Mattie finally goes to the market, she does all the following EXCEPT

a)
buys eggs from Mrs. Epler.
b)
has a conversation with Polly's mother.
c)
has a conversation with Nathaniel Benson.
d)
hears the bells in the church tower signal another death.
12.

Why does Mother want to attend tea at the Ogilvie's

a)
She misses getting dressed up for special occasions.
b)
She hopes to find a rich husband for Mattie.
c)
She wants to spend time with a friend from her wealthy days.
d)
She wants to eat special foods and have a day off work.
13.

All the following events happen at the Ogilvie's except

a)

Mattie speaks to Edward.

b)
Mattie doesn't get to eat any of the cakes.
c)
Jeannine Ogilvie insults Mattie, her mother, and their coffeehouse.
d)
Colette Ogilvie collapses, probably from fever.
14.

Grandfather has never wanted to leave town because

a)
he thinks the fever rumors are overstated.
b)
he believes the Cooks are stronger than others, and that the coffeehouse is safe.
c)
he didn't run from the British, and he will not run from a disease.
d)
all of the above.
e)
none of the above
15.

What shocking thing happens when Mattie and Grandfather return from the print shop?

a)
Eliza has become sick and cannot continue cooking at the coffeehouse.
b)
Mother has been dumped from a wheelbarrow into the street outside the coffeehouse.
c)
Grandfather reveals that he is willing to leave the city to go to the country.
d)
Mattie has begun to feel sick.
16.

Mother does not want Mattie to help care for her because

a)
she doesn't want Mattie to get sick.
b)
she knows Mattie won't know what to do.
c)
she wishes Mattie had been a boy, and she's disappointed.
d)
she knows she isn't very sick and doesn't see why Mattie keeps trying to help.ption 1
17.

At the beginning of Chapter 9, what does Grandfather say was the reason Mother fainted?

a)
She was tired
b)
She was overheated.
c)
She hit her head.
d)
She missed her husband so much
18.

Who is Mr. Rowley?

a)
A doctor from down on Water Street
b)
Not a proper doctor, but pretends to be one
c)
A dirty man from the Coffeehouse
d)
A man looking for a job
19.

"Tears threatened again. I sniffed and tried to control my face. No one could ever tell what Mother thought or felt by looking at her. This was a useful trait. I needed to learn how to do it. There were so many things she had tried to teach me, but I didn't listen." Based on the text above, what is Mattie feeling?

a)
Worried about her mother being sick.
b)
Sadness because Mother is sick.
c)
Regret for not listening to Mother more often.
d)
Anger for not being able to control her face.
20.

Who cared for Mother overnight?

a)
Eliza
b)
Grandfather and Eliza
c)
Mattie
d)
Mattie and Pernilla
21.

"Mother wouldn't allow it. She had given birth to me in the morning and cooked super for ten that night. She survived the British occupation while my father fought with Washington's troops. Mother would beat back illness with a broom." Which character trait best describes Mother based on the text above?

a)
All of these
b)
Hardworking
c)
Fighter
d)
Strong
22.

Who finally makes the decision that Mattie will leave the city?

a)
Mother
b)
Eliza
c)
Grandfather
d)
Dr. Kerr
23.

Who left Mattie something at the door?

a)
Nathaniel Benson
b)
Mr. Peale
c)
Edward Ogilvie
d)
Dr. Kerr
24.

Who will care for Mother when Mattie leaves on the wagon?

a)
Grandfather and Eliza
b)
Grandfather
c)
Eliza
d)
Dr. Kerr
25.

What is the point of view of Fever 1793?

a)
First person
b)
Third person
c)
Third person omniscient
26.

Matilda was always hard working

a)
False
b)
True
27.

. The coffe house name is Matilda's family name

a)
False
b)
True
28.

How did Mattie's father die?

a)
Yellow fever
b)
Revolutionary War
c)
Fell off of a horse
d)
Fell off of a ladder
29.

Which words best describe the Ogilvie family?

a)
Kind, caring, generous
b)
Opinionated, loud, selfish
c)
Loyal, trustworthy, hardworking
d)
Snobby, arrogant, proud
30.

What happened to Colette Ogilvie?

a)
She married King George and became the Queen of England.
b)
She caught yellow fever and collapsed at the end of the tea party.
c)
She got run over by Mattie's carriage.
d)
She and Mattie got into a fight and Colette got knocked out.
31.

Why were the church bells ringing so often?

a)
Everyone is getting married.
b)
The British are coming.
c)
One bell = one year of a person's life who died
d)
They are celebrating the end of the Revolutionary War.tion 1
32.

What is the antagonist?

a)
Mother
b)
The fever
c)
The dock workers
d)
Dr. Rush and Dr. Kerr
33.

Mother abhorred mice. What does abhorred mean?

a)
loved
b)
admired
c)
hated
34.

Who does Mattie live with?

a)
Her father and mother
b)
Her grandfather and father
c)
Her Mother, Father , and Grandfather
d)
Her mother and grandfather
35.

Check the 3 things the Mayor told the people of Philadelphia to do.

a)
Stay home if you are sick.
b)
Only drink warm water.
c)
Put a marker in front of sick person's home.
d)
Go to the doctor immediately.
e)
Bury the dead immediately.
36.

Check the 3 symptoms of yellow fever.

a)
Fever
b)
Dizziness
c)
Eats too much food
d)
Yellow Eyes
e)
Bloodshot eyes
37.

Dr. Rush believed in this treatment

a)
drinking tea
b)
blood let
c)
sleeping in the sunshine

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