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  • 1. "Your granddad has been waiting this whole time for you. Quite a handsome man, isn't he?" Which of the characters spoke this quote?
A) Mrs. Flagg
B) Eliza
C) Mother Smith
D) Nathaniel
E) Mattie
  • 2. "When I was young, my family had a lovely carriage, and we always rode to tea." Which character spoke this quote?
A) Nell
B) Eliza
C) Mother (Mrs. Cook)
D) Mattie
E) Mother Smith
  • 3. "Don't you fall in love with that baby girl. She's not yours. You can't keep her." Which character spoke this quote?
A) Grandfather
B) Mrs. Flagg
C) Mother (Mrs. Cook)
D) Mother Smith
E) Pernilla Ogilvie
  • 4. "This business needs to be sold for Mattie's dowry, and Eliza here has to find a new job." Which character spoke this quote?
A) Nathaniel
B) Mother (Mrs. Cook)
C) Joseph
D) Pernilla Ogilvie
E) Grandfather
  • 5. "Mattie, you are like kin to me, as is your mother. I can't let you stay here." Which character spoke this quote?
A) Mrs. Flagg
B) Joseph
C) Eliza
D) Nathaniel
E) Mother Smith
  • 6. The events of this story take place in which city?
A) Miami
B) New York City
C) Philadelphia
D) Washington DC
E) Pittsburgh
  • 7. Who is president during the epidemic?
A) George Bush
B) Andrew Jackson
C) John Adams
D) Thomas Jefferson
E) George Washington
  • 8. What naturally occurring event ends the fever epidemic?
A) A storm
B) Frost
C) Spring
D) Autumn
E) A sunrise
  • 9. When Grandfather passes away, Mattie refused to let him be buried without:
A) A minister
B) A coffin
C) A prayer
D) His wife
E) His parrot
  • 10. Throughout Mattie's childhood, Grandfather taught her lessons about being a...
A) Lady
B) Mother
C) Business Owner
D) Soldier
E) Cook
  • 11. Which of the following characters DOES NOT come down with yellow fever?
A) Mattie
B) Nell
C) Mother
D) Nathaniel
E) Polly
  • 12. Dr. Rush and his followers said that yellow fever should be treated by
A) Rest
B) Bleeding
C) Cool water washes
D) Heat packs
E) Vaccines
  • 13. Mother spent months recuperating at
A) New York City
B) the Ludingtons' farm
C) Bush Hill
D) the Eplers' farm
E) the Ogilvies' country home
  • 14. Mattie dreams of going to ______ someday.
A) London
B) New York City
C) Paris
D) Washington DC
E) Italy
  • 15. The doctors that speak out AGAINST bleeding yellow fever victims were
A) English
B) American
C) French
D) Italian
E) German
  • 16. What is the main conflict that leads to the climax?
A) the outbreak of yellow fever
B) Mother's disappearance
C) Polly's death
D) Nathaniel's disappearance
E) the robery
  • 17. What is the climax of the novel?
A) Nathaniel visiting Mattie and going on evening walks with her
B) Mother coming home after being away for so long
C) Mattie getting the fever and being taken to Bush Hill
D) Grandfather dying, leaving Mattie alone to fend for herself
E) Mattie's colapse because of exhaustion, right before the frost
  • 18. What was the point of view of the novel?
A) First Person
B) Mixed
C) Fourth Person
D) Third Person
E) Second Person
  • 19. Who or what of the following was fictional, created for the story and non-existent in real life?
A) George Washington
B) Dr. Rush
C) The Peales
D) The fever outbreak
E) Eliza
  • 20. According to what we see as readers, which of these characters is static in the novel, experiencing the least amount of change?
A) Mother
B) Nell
C) Mattie
D) Mother Smith
  • 21. Which of the following events is NOT part of the falling action or resolution?
A) Reopening the coffeeshop
B) Eliza teaming up with Mattie
C) The discovery that mother is alive
D) Grandfather returning home
  • 22. If the story had been told from a different point of view, which of the following would be TRUE?
A) The author would have used more words like "I" and "me" more often
B) The readers would have gotten to know different characters more in depth
C) The readers would have been more emotionally connected to Mattie
D) Fewer people would have died from yellow fever
  • 23. Which of the following is a good theme for this novel?
A) When life gets hard, it is important to keep working toward a solution
B) Orphans need people to take care of them too
C) Modern medicine has saved us all from hardship
D) Always wash your hands, and stay away from sick people
  • 24. Which location would be described as a gathering place for all different types of people, where they can eat, drink, debate and converse freely?
A) Bush Hill
B) The Ogilvie's House
C) Cook Coffeehouse
D) The Ludington's Farm
  • 25. Which location would be described as a place revived by Stephen Girard, formerly a gathering place for thieves and bandits, now a place for anyone to heal?
A) The Peale's
B) The Ludington's
C) The Ogilvie's
D) Bush Hill
E) The Cemetary
  • 26. Which of the following was CORRECTLY accused of spreading yellow fever?
A) Dr. Rush
B) Mosquitos
C) The broken sewer system
D) Immigrants from Santa Domingo
E) Spoiled coffee
  • 27. What is the symbolism of the flowers in chapter 10 and chapter 23?
A) Hope for the future with a relationship between Nathaniel and Mattie
B) The staggering amount of deaths due to the fever
C) The coming of spring
D) A growing market that is coming back to life
  • 28. The support of the Free African Society was a surprise for many reasons. They offered their help to the sick even though ____________________.
A) They refused to help orphans.
B) They were not able to get the disease.
C) There were more than enough people available to help.
D) Everyone else who had been asked to help was leaving.
  • 29. The disorder caused by having a city full of very sick people was only augmented (or made larger) by other effects of the contagious disease. Which of the following was NOT an effect of the yellow fever outbreak?
A) The absence of religion, as people completely abandoned hope
B) The overpriced food, which was very hard to come by
C) The absence of police/officials to keep order
D) The abandonment of homes, leading to looting
E) The quarantine of surrounding cities, who shut any sick person out
  • 30. Is yellow fever still the problem today in the United States that it was in 1793?
A) No. It has been cured and no longer exists.
B) No. It still exists, but only outside the United States in less developed countries.
C) Yes. There are outbreaks every few decades.
D) Yes. If you get it, it is very difficult to cure.
  • 31. Which of the following details was NOT included in both in An American Plague and the novel Fever 1793?
A) The presence of teenagers working to survive outside of orphan houses
B) Dr. Rush and his treatment method
C) The Free African Society, and their presence in Philadelphia
D) The dates of the fever: August-September 1793
E) The pile of coffee in Ball's Wharf
  • 32. As described in both An American Plague and Fever 1793 and discussed in class, which of the following was NOT discussed as contributing to the easy spread of disease?
A) The lack of needles available for clean blood draws
B) The infrequent bathing of people and washing of clothes
C) The misunderstanding of where people caught the disease
D) The bodies of dead animals and cats in the open
E) The exposed sewage on the streets
  • 33. Throughout the book there is a constant debate about sending Mattie to an orphan house. She makes several arguments against going there herself, or letting those she cares about go. Which of the following is NOT one of those arguments?
A) She still has parents/grandparents and isn't technically an orphan
B) She doesn't believe in orphanages, and thinks people should care for themselves
C) They are overcrowded, and a child would be better off with a setting where he/she can be cared for
D) She is old enough to take care of herself
  • 34. While Mattie is glad to have the coffeehouse to support her family, she believes it could be improved significantly. What change does she think would help?
A) She would like to expand both the size and the menu variety
B) She would like to turn it into an art shop
C) She would like to move to a more profitable location
D) She would like to take over Eliza's cooking job
  • 35. When Mattie returns to Philadelphia after leaving with Grandfather, she discovers many things have changed. Which of the following DOES NOT describe the changes?
A) Many stores and homes have been looted and vandalized
B) The market is largely empty with little food available
C) Law enforcement officials patrol carefully to try and control crime
D) The streets are largely deserted
  • 36. When Eliza, Mattie and the children return to the coffeehouse toward the end of the book, what is the main reason they decided to make the move?
A) The windows of the shop offered fresh air and coolness that they didn't have before
B) There was abundant food at the coffeehouse
C) The coffeehouse was back in business and they couldn't take care of the children and serve customers
D) The house they were staying at burned down, and they had nowhere else to go
  • 37. The Ogilvie family is one that annoys Mattie greatly but also offers some comic relief. Why are they an important addition to the novel?
A) Their family is an important piece of Mattie finding a husband
B) The daughters become important pieces in survival for the Cook family
C) They show how the upper class was affected by the fever just like everyone else
D) The mother needed a connection to her past
  • 38. When Mattie and Grandfather leave the city to try and escape the illness, they run into several problems which Mattie tries to fix. Which of the following was NOT a way that Mattie showed that she was taking more responsibility in this episode?
A) She leaves Grandfather behind and continues on the wagon into the next town to try and search for help
B) She remembered to look for water by looking for a healthy Willow tree
C) She put the needs of her Grandfather above her own personal comfort
D) She watched for signs of yellow fever in Grandfather, checking his eyes and symptoms
E) She used her petticoat to try and net fish to eat
  • 39. Which of the following words would NOT be a good way to describe Mrs. Flagg?
A) Flirtatious
B) Helpful
C) Bossy
D) Caring
E) Young
  • 40. The relationship between Eliza and Mattie develops throughout the book. Which of the following best describes their relationship from the beginning to the end of the novel?
A) Mother requires Eliza to help care for Mattie as part of her job
B) Mattie loves Eliza and wishes she could replace her mother
C) Mattie doesn't like Eliza's watchful eye, and resents having a second mother
D) Eliza watches out for Mattie and cares for her as a second mother
E) Eliza agrees to watch Mattie when her mother is gone
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