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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 percent of Philadelphia's population was killed by the Yellow Fever epidemic?

2. How does Mattie react when she is reunited with Eliza?

3. How does Mattie hurt her foot?

4. Who is the second person to wake up at the coffeehouse?

5. Who is in charge when Eliza is away?

Short Essay Questions

1. Find two examples of how people showed fear and panic during the epidemic.

2. Why is the Sharp home destroyed inside?

3. Does Yellow Fever still exist and if so where?

4. What is Mattie and Nell's relationship at this point?

5. What type of information does Mr. Brown say that he is now reporting in his newspaper?

6. Why did Mattie's mother take a horse from the Ludingtons' farm and ride off?

7. Why does Mattie feel like a traitor when she is walking Nell to the orphan house?

8. At the end of Chapter 18 what does Mattie daydream about?

9. Why does Mattie tell Eliza that the children should not be bled?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the themes FEVER, 1793 addresses is fear. 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

The coffee shop is an important setting in the novel. Discuss the significance of this setting focusing on its impact on plot and character development. Then discuss how the story would be different if the story were set elsewhere. Be sure to cite several examples from the novel to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

At times throughout the novel Mattie and Eliza depend on one another. Look back through the novel and:

1) Describe how their relationship evolves.

2) Discuss the impact that their relationship has at each point in the novel.

Use specific examples from the text to support your ideas.

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