Fever 1793 Test | Final Test - Hard

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Fever 1793 Test | Final Test - Hard

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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 do Grandfather and Mattie find when they walk into the coffeehouse?

2. What is the one thing Mattie says Mother Smith does well?

3. When will she start her plan for the future?

4. One of the neighbors suggests that Mattie can find help for Nell by talking to whom?

5. What do medical experts believe about Dr.Rush's treatments of the Yellow Fever patients?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mattie say that it is more difficult to care for children?

2. How did the Ludingtons try to find Mattie?

3. Why does Mattie promise her mother that she will not wear her clothes.

4. Why did some people wait until George Washington returned to come back to the city?

5. What is Eliza's reaction when she sees Mattie?

6. When Mattie goes to Simon's house what is she looking for and what does she find?

7. What does Mattie give thanks for at the end of Chapter 17?

8. What does Mattie find when she goes to the market?

9. Why does Mother Smith suggest that Mattie is doing more harm than good to Nell?

10. Why can the children not stay at the cooperage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the topics that FEVER, 1793 addresses is the contrast between how the city was before the epidemic and how the city is after the epidemic. In your essay:

1) Describe the city before the epidemic.

2) Describe the city after the epidemic.

3) Analyze the similarities and differences between these two periods.

Cite several 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

Compare and contrast Eliza and Mrs. Cook. In your essay:

1) Describe Eliza (focus on her physical appearance as well as her personality).

2) Describe Mrs. Cook focus on her physical appearance as well as her personality).

3) Analyze their similarities and differences.

Use specific examples from the text to support your ideas.

(see the answer keys)

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