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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 insult does Matilda say to her mother?

2. Who will stay with Mrs. Cook?

3. What does Mattie compare the clerk to?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 6 what does Mattie vow never to complain about again?

5. What do Matilda and her mother argue about in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scares Mattie more than anything at the end of Chapter 12?

2. Describe Mattie's morning in Chapter 1.

3. Why does Eliza feel that Philadelphia is the best city for free African Americans to live?

4. What has Grandfather been doing while Mattie has been recovering?

5. What do Mattie and her mother argue about at the end of Chapter 3?

6. What does Nathaniel Benson send Mattie?

7. Why does Mrs. Bowles suggest to Mattie that she come work at the orphan house?

8. How does Mattie try to catch fish in the stream?

9. What does Grandfather want Mattie to do with the money he gives her?

10. Why does Mattie's mother want her to leave the room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the themes FEVER, 1793 addresses is perseverance. 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

Setting is important to the plot in this novel. Select three of the settings in the novel and:

1) Describe the setting in detail.

2) Discuss how it influence the plot and character development. Be sure to cite several examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

One of the themes FEVER, 1793 addresses is motivation. 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.

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