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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. When thinking about her grandfather, her mother and Eliza, Mattie decides that who has the most strong-headed opinions?
2. What do Matilda and her mother argue about in this chapter?
3. Why does Mattie not tell her Grandfather about her fishing experience?
4. Who is Polly?
5. Why does Mattie's mother make such a fuss over the invitation?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Grandfather find when he returned home to the coffeehouse?
2. How does Mattie try to catch fish in the stream?
3. How does the author use foreshadowing to tell the reader that Colette may be ill?
4. What does Grandfather want Mattie to do with the money he gives her?
5. Why does Mattie's mother want her to leave the room?
6. What do Mattie and her mother argue about at the end of Chapter 3?
7. What do Mattie and Grandfather learn at the newspaper office?
8. Why does Mrs. Bowles suggest to Mattie that she come work at the orphan house?
9. Why does Mattie distrust Dr. Rowley?
10. How would you characterize Mattie's feelings toward Nathaniel Benson after reading Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
One of the themes FEVER, 1793 addresses is fear. Discuss what the novel has to say about this theme. Cite several specific examples from the novel to support your ideas. Do you believe that the novel does a good job of expounding on this theme? Defend your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Mattie grows and changes as a character as the novel progresses. At the same time, she holds to a core set of values. Compare and contrast Mattie at several different stages in her development. Be sure to cite examples from the text to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
Philadelphia 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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