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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is dropped off in front of the coffeehouse at the end of the chapter?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Mrs. Cook.
(c) Mattie.
(d) Nathaniel Benson.

2. How regularly did Mattie bathe before the fever?
(a) Every other day.
(b) Monthly.
(c) Daily.
(d) Weekly.

3. Where do Mattie and her grandfather go?
(a) To the hospital.
(b) To the country.
(c) To the market.
(d) To the newspaper office.

4. When Mattie leaves her bed for the first time alone where does she go?
(a) To get something to eat.
(b) To find her Grandfather.
(c) To the bathroom.
(d) To find Nathaniel.

5. Why does Mrs. Epler, the egg vendor, say that people are dying?
(a) Because they are sinners who do not attend church.
(b) Because they have bad luck.
(c) Because they are weak.
(d) Because they are dirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Mattie moved on the tenth day?

2. Who does Mattie run into while she is out of the house?

3. When thinking about her grandfather, her mother and Eliza, Mattie decides that who has the most strong-headed opinions?

4. What does Mattie do for clean clothes?

5. How many people have died in the city within the first week of the fever?

(see the answer key)

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