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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of fruit does Mattie find on her walk back to Grandfather?

2. How does Mattie reacting to leaving?

3. Why did Eliza want Mattie to cut her some asparagus grass?

4. Why does Mrs. Epler, the egg vendor, say that people are dying?

5. Who is King George?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the soldier's trick for finding water that Mattie uses?

2. Who are the horsemen that stop the wagon?

3. The business at the coffeehouse has improved due to the fever therefore the Cook family has some extra money. Each member of the family has a different idea of what should be done with the money. What are their ideas?

4. How many people have been predicted to die?

5. Describe Grandfather as he leaves on the wagon.

6. How would you characterize Mattie's feelings toward Nathaniel Benson after reading Chapter 5?

7. Why does Eliza feel that Philadelphia is the best city for free African Americans to live?

8. Describe Mattie's morning in Chapter 1.

9. What did Grandfather find when he returned home to the coffeehouse?

10. What has Grandfather been doing while Mattie has been recovering?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 26 Mattie states, "Yellow Fever had certainly done away with vanity." What do you think she means by this statement? How would you have reacted if your "vanity" was taken away by disease? Why?

Be sure to cite specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

In FEVER, 1793, a few minor characters have a major impact on the story line. Select one of the following minor characters to analyze: Mrs. Cook, Joseph, Nathaniel Benson, Nell, Mother Smith. Discuss:

1) The personality (character traits) of this character.

2) The relationship between this minor character and the major characters in the story.

3) The impact of this character on the story line--How does s/he influence the overall story line? How would the story be different if this character was removed?

Essay Topic 3

The coffee shop is an important setting in the novel. Discuss the significance of this setting focusing on its impact on plot and character development. Then discuss how the story would be different if the story were set elsewhere. Be sure to cite several examples from the novel to support your ideas.

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