Fever 1793 ALL CHAPTERS- Test Questions and Answers
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Fever 1793
Institution
Fever 1793
Fever 1793 ALL CHAPTERS- Test Questions and Answers
Why does Mrs. Epler, the egg vendor, say that people are dying? Correct Ans-Because they
are sinners who do not attend churc
Fever 1793 ALL CHAPTERS- Test Questions and Answers
Why does Mrs. Epler, the egg vendor, say that people are dying? Correct Ans-Because they
are sinners who do not attend church
Who does Mattie run into while she is out of the house? Correct Ans-Nathaniel Benson.
At the beginning of Chapter 6 what does Mattie vow never to complain about again?
Correct Ans-Cold days.
Why does Mattie have to rewash the tablecloths? Correct Ans-Because Silas knocked them
down while chasing a squirrel
What does Grandfather suggest that Nathaniel Benson did at the market? Correct Ans-
Acted inappropriately
Where do Mattie and her mother get invited to go? Correct Ans-To have tea at the
Ogilvies' home.
, Fever 1793 ALL CHAPTERS- Test Questions and Answers
Why does Mattie's mother make such a fuss over the invitation? Correct Ans-Because
Edward Ogilvie is a potential husband for Mattie
How does Mattie feel about the invitation? Correct Ans-She does not want to go
At the beginning of Chapter 7 Mattie's mother pays her a compliment. What does she tell
her? Correct Ans-That she is pretty
What language are the Ogilvie children studying? Correct Ans-French
Why has Mrs. Ogilvie been lonely? Correct Ans-All of her friends have gone to the country
because of the fever
How do the Ogilvie daughters treat Mattie? Correct Ans-They are mean to her.
Where are the Ogilvie sons? Correct Ans-Away at school.
, Fever 1793 ALL CHAPTERS- Test Questions and Answers
What happens to Colette at the end of Chapter 7? Correct Ans-She collapses with the
fever.
Describe Mattie's morning in Chapter 1. Correct Ans-Mattie wakes to her mother's
insistent shouts to get up and her complaints that Mattie is lazy. Then she is bitten by a
mosquito and hits he head on the sloped ceiling. The
weather is hot, the water used to wash up is dirty and her clothes are too small. Silas the cat
kills a mouse that Mattie must dispose of before the cat eats it on her mother's
quilt.
In what city does Chapter 1 take place? Correct Ans-Philadelphia
Matilda and her mother live above what type of business? Correct Ans-A Coffeehouse
Who is Polly? Correct Ans-long-time girlfriend of Mattie Cook who works as a scullery
maid at the Coffeehouse and dies of yellow fever.
What happened to Matilda's father? Correct Ans-He fell from a ladder and died.
, Fever 1793 ALL CHAPTERS- Test Questions and Answers
Why Eliza so important to the Coffeehouse? Correct Ans-Matilda's mother cannot cook
and Eliza is an excellent cook.
After reading Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 how would you characterize Matilda's relationship with
her mother? Correct Ans-Matilda feels like a servant.
What does Matilda believe has made her mother so bitter? Correct Ans-The death of her
father.
How did Polly die? Correct Ans-She was struck by a sudden fever.
How would you characterize Matilda's reaction to Polly's death? Correct Ans-shock
Why will Matilda's mother not allow Matilda to take Polly's family food? Correct Ans-
Because she is afraid that Matilda will become ill.
What insult does Matilda say to her mother? Correct Ans-She tells her she is horrid.
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