What's the setting of Fever 1793? - ANS Philadelphia during the summer of 1793
What type of business do the Cooks own? - ANS coffeehouse
Why does Mattie chase Silas off of her mother's quilt? - ANS He's about to eat a
dead mouse on Mother's best quilt.
Why does Polly Logan often visit the blacksmith's shop? - ANS to see his son,
Matthew
What does Mattie enjoy more than anything else in the city? - ANS waterfront
What does Nathaniel Benson serve as? - ANS apprentice artist
What does Mattie do with the dead mouse? - ANS throws it into the garden for
Silas
According to Mattie, how many could be fed in the roomy kitchen? - ANS about
100 people a day
Name of the family's coffeehouse - ANS Cook Coffeehouse
, Who build the kitchen and the room where the Cooks served customers? - ANS
Mattie's father
What's Eliza's role? - ANS cook at the coffeehouse
What is Mattie's comment on her mother's ability? - ANS her mother's ability is
poor
Why did Mother's family disown Eliza? - ANS b/c she married a carpenter
What is the Quakers' view of slavery? - ANS slavery is against God's will
Eliza's best day of her life? - ANS her husband saved money and bought her
freedom
How would you describe Mattie's temperament? - ANS not good; moody
What was Polly's job at the coffeehouse? - ANS serving girl
What does Mattie dream to accomplish some day? - ANS some day she will own
several successful businesses
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