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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 Mattie's mother begins to worry about Mattie falling ill she suggests sending her where?
2. Where do Mattie and her mother get invited to go?
3. What is the one thing that Mattie vows never to do?
4. What does Matilda believe has made her mother so bitter?
5. Why Eliza so important to the Coffeehouse?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what the city looks like as Mattie and Grandfather ride the wagon through it.
2. What is the soldier's trick for finding water that Mattie uses?
3. How does Mattie try to catch fish in the stream?
4. How would you characterize Mattie's feelings toward Nathaniel Benson after reading Chapter 5?
5. What scares Mattie more than anything at the end of Chapter 12?
6. Who are the horsemen that stop the wagon?
7. 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?
8. What does Nathaniel Benson send Mattie?
9. How does Jeannine insult Mattie and her mother?
10. What did Grandfather find when he returned home to the coffeehouse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Look at the first chapter and the epilogue. There are many similarities and differences between these two chapters. Compare and contrast these two chapters paying particular attention to the main characters. Be sure to cite specific examples 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
Friendship is an important topic in this novel.
1) Describe the different ways friendship is presented in the book in detail
2) Then discuss the message the author is trying to make about friendships. In other words, what is her view of friendships? What does she think is important in a friendship? What does she do to show the reader this is her belief?
Be sure to cite specific examples from the novel to support your ideas.
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