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Fever 1793
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Practice with some of the elements of fiction within Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
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1
In the beginning of the book, we thought that this character was lazy and strong willed.
Mother Cook
Polly
Eliza
Mattie Cook
2
Which name does this historical fact belong to? The first hot air balloon flown in the US.
Jean Pierre Blanchard
Bush Hill
Dr. Benjamin Rush
Stephen Girard
3
This character tried to convince Mattie to sell the coffeehouse.
Eliza
Joseph
Nathaniel
Grandfather
4
Nathanie Benson gave Mattie which of the following items?
All of the answers.
A painting of flowers in a vase.
A note.
Daisies.
5
Who warns Mattie "Not to love that baby girl" in the book?
Eliza
Joseph
Mother Smith
Mother
6
Kind of conflict? Area towns are setting up a quarantine of Philadelphia. They won't help!
person vs. person
person vs. self
person vs. society
person vs. nature
7
He would have run an advertisement for Mother but the
Gazette
was the last paper being printed!
Andrew Brown
Mr. Peale
Mr. Carris
Joseph
8
"I could paint a sign that you could put out front. I could make a handbill too" (229).
Joseph
William Cook
Master Peale
Nathaniel Benson
9
“The trustees will sell and use the money for her dowry……I’m sure she’ll find a husband(117).
Nathaniel
Joseph
Eliza
Mother Smith
10
“It’s a shame they aren’t here to meet you Matilda. I’m sure you would amuse one of them”(51).
Colette Ogilvie
Jeannine Ogilvie
Polly
Pernilla Ogilvie
11
What is Bush Hill?
All of the answers.
A fever hospital.
A mansion turned into a fever hospital.
A hospital opened by Stephen Girard.
12
The First Family of American Art. Opened Natural History Museum.
Benson family
Cook family
Peale family
Jones family
13
“She lay under the faded bedding like a rag doll losing its stuffing…(67).
metaphor
personification
simile
hyperbole
14
Who wrote the book,
Fever 1793
?
Gary Paulsen
Laurence Yep
Laurie Halse Anderson
Scott O'Dell
15
Nathaniel Benson was an apprentice for what family?
The Peales
The Smiths
The Ludingtons
The Eplers
16
The Free African Society helped widowed, out of work and ill African Americans. Match the name.
Stephen Girard
George Washington
Reverend Allen
Benjamin Rush
17
Who was the French aeronaut who attempted the first aerial launch in the United States?
Dorothy and Toto
Jean Deveze
Jean Blanchard
The Wright Brothers
18
Who was Reverend Richard Allen?
The founder of Bush Hill.
The founder of the Free African Society.
The person who said a prayer for Grandfather.
The builder of the Cook Coffeehouse.
19
One of the richest men in the country. Set Bush Hill up as a fever hospital w/French doctors.
Stephen Girard
Benjamin Rush
The Mayor of Philadelphia
Pierre Blanchard
20
Describe Mother’s condition at the end of the book.
Mother is frail.
Mother is robust.
Mother yells at Mattie.
Mother does not approve of Nathaniel.
21
"The devilish mosquito attacked sinking its needle nose into my forehead" is an example of...
characterization
plot
setting
foreshadowing
22
This character was upset that the fever had caused her to cancel her gala ball.
Pernilla Ogilvie
Martha Washington
Colette Ogilvie
Jeannine Ogilive
23
"Death's pale army still recruitin'"(150).
hyperbole
personification
simile
metaphor
24
"Life was a battle and Mother a tired and bitter captain" (17).
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
25
This character was the doctor that Stephen Girard put in charge at Bush Hill.
Dr. Rowley
Dr. Rush
Dr. Deveze
Dr. Kerr
26
Matilda is the narrator in the story. This shows which point of view?
First person
Omniscient point of view
Second person
Third person
27
What type of figurative language? "A roast beef bigger than a horse" (138)
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
personification
28
This character was a cook at the coffeehouse and was a free African American.
Joseph
Polly
Mother Smith
Eliza
29
"We tried to keep her in bed. She was quite ill. We found her two days later, near death"(236).
Mrs. Ludington
Mrs. Bowles
Mrs. Ogilvie
Mrs. Flagg
30
What happened to Robert, William and Nell in the book?
They moved to the Cook Coffeehouse.
They had yellow fever.
They became a 'family'
All of the answers
31
"Hot dry winds forever blowing...constant hearses"(96).
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
32
When Eliza suggests that they find a doctor to bleed the children, what is Mattie’s reaction?
YES!
NO!
MAYBE SO!
I'll call the doctor.
33
What did the men at the Coffeehouse believe was causing the Yellow Fever?
Rotting coffee beans at Ball's Wharf.
The Santo Domingan refugees.
Rotting coffee beans and the refugees
Mosquitoes
34
How do the citizens of Philadelphia truly know that the fever is over?
George Washington returned to town.
Frost.
Dr. Rush proclaims the city safe.
Frost and George Washington returned to town.
35
Treated Mother and did not diagnose her with yellow fever - said to keep her cool and clean.
Mr. Rowley
Dr. Kerr
Dr. Rush
Dr. Deveze
36
The children who became part of Mattie's family by the end of the book.
Nell
William
Robert
Nell, Robert and William
37
Kind of conflict? Mattie fights off the robbers who attack Grandfather.
person vs. society
person vs. nature
person vs. person
person vs. self
38
"...He whose name is Death, will be sent through the streets of Philadelphia" (113).
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
39
"She'll take it. And no nonsense from you. It's an opportunity you deserve...from the heart"225
Mother Smith
Mother
Eliza
Polly
40
"A whisper of wind passed from the north" showed that what was coming?
Frost
Mother
Nell's relatives
George Washington
