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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Eliza and Mattie get back to Joseph's what do they find?
(a) Joseph is sick again.
(b) The twins and Nell have fallen ill.
(c) Mrs. Cook is there waiting for them.
(d) Robbers have come and stolen everything.

2. Where does Mattie fall asleep?
(a) On the floor.
(b) On the mattress with the children.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) In the garden.

3. Who does Mattie think she sees when she is walking to get help for Nell?
(a) Nathaniel Benson.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Her Grandfather.

4. Why is Joseph crying?
(a) Because he misses his wife.
(b) Because they have nothing left.
(c) Because he is tired.
(d) Because the children are sick.

5. Who is in charge when Eliza is away?
(a) No one.
(b) Mother Smith.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Joseph.

6. What insect spreads Yellow Fever?
(a) The bee.
(b) The mosquito.
(c) The wasp.
(d) The fly.

7. Where does Eliza go in the morning?
(a) To look for Mattie's mother.
(b) To the market.
(c) To care for the sick.
(d) To the coffee house.

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

9. Who does Nell cry out for?
(a) Eliza.
(b) Mattie.
(c) Mother Smith.
(d) Her mother.

10. What did Mother Smith have sent to the cooperage?
(a) A preacher.
(b) A cart.
(c) A doctor.
(d) Food.

11. How does Mattie help the man pushing the cart?
(a) She takes one of the handles.
(b) She fixes the cart.
(c) She does not help.
(d) She gets a man from the street to help.

12. At the end of chapter 17 what does Mattie do?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Go to the market to buy food.
(c) Wash Silas.
(d) Offer up a prayer of Thanksgiving.

13. What wakes Mattie?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Silas.
(c) Heavy footsteps outside the window.
(d) Mice.

14. What does Mattie want to deliver to the State House?
(a) Free coffee.
(b) Coupons.
(c) Free cakes.
(d) Take-out menus.

15. What was keeping Mattie's mother from resting while she was in the country?
(a) She was uncomfortable.
(b) She was looking for Mattie.
(c) She needed a doctor.
(d) She was worried about the coffee house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Mattie decided to do with her future?

2. What is most difficult for Mattie about helping Eliza?

3. How does Mattie keep the children quiet in the morning?

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

5. What does Mattie find at the end of Chapter 20?

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