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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. Why does Mattie not want to wake Grandfather for help?

2. Where does Mattie fall asleep?

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

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

5. What do Grandfather and Mattie find when they walk into the coffeehouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are people who left the city acting differently from those who stayed in the city?

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

3. Why does Mattie tell Eliza all of the details about what she has been through?

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

5. What does Eliza suggest that Mattie and Nell should do until the epidemic is over?

6. Why does Mattie promise her mother that she will not wear her clothes.

7. What happens when Grandfather comes downstairs?

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

9. Why will Mattie and Eliza have to go through lawyers in order to be partners?

10. Why can the children not stay at the cooperage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

FEVER, 1793 presents and comments on death and disease.

1) Discuss how each of these ideas is presented in the novel.

2) Then examine the author's view on the topics. What commentary do you think she is trying to make about death and disease? Why?

Be sure to support your ideas with evidence from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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