Fever Test Review

What does Mattie dream about for her future, knowing the business will one day be her inheritance?

• Selling it and running away.

• Buying the lot next door so she can expand into a full restaurant.

• Traveling to France.

• Both B & C.

Why is "life a battle" for Lucille Cook?

• Without a husband, she must make a living for herself.

• Her family disowned her when she married her husband.

• Women had few career choices in 1793.

• All of the above.

What did some of the wealthier families of the city do when the fever became an epidemic?

• Imported their own coffee beans.

• Fled to the country where the air was "cleaner"

• Protested the current immigration policy insisting refugees be deported

How do Grandfather and Mattie differ from Lucille on what to do with the increased profit when business has picked up on their end of town?

• Grandfather and Mattie: Invest in sugar futures.

  Mother: Vacation in Paris

• Grandfather and Mattie: Expand the business.

  Mother: Save it for a "rainy day."

• Grandfather and Mattie: Save it in a bank.

  Mother: Stuff it in the mattress to save it.

Why is the invitation to the Oglivies for tea so important to Mattie's future according to Mother?

• The Ogilvies have a son about Mattie's age, and she needs to start thinking about "husband material."

• They are tea importers and maybe can get a better price on tea from their import business.

• The Ogilvies have political connections, and Mrs. Cook would love to cater the State Dinner for the the President.

When Mattie and Grandfather return from the printer's shop, what do they learn about Mother?

• She was kidnapped in the market.

• She fell ill in the market and is running a fever.

• She was robbed in the market.

Where is Mattie being sent after Mother gets sick?

• She is being sent to the orphan house temporarily.

• She is being sent to the Ludington's farm.

• She will go to her aunt's house in Boston.

Why are there armed men standing outside of the town of Pembroke?

• They are trying to prevent sick people from coming through town.

• They are extorting money from anyone who goes through town, making them pay for their passage though town.

• They are highwaymen, robbing people of food, money, and water since supplies are short.

How do Mattie and Grandfather lose their clothing and food?

• The doctor claims that Grandfather is sick with the Fever and cannot pass through, and Mattie is removed from the wagon, too. Their food and clothes remain on the wagon.

• The highway men ransack the wagon and take all the food and clothing.

• The wagon starts up too quickly and the items fall off. The farmer does not stop to put them back on the wagon.

While in the country, what does Grandfather talk about the scares Mattie?

• He begins to tell her how the yellow fever epidemic of 1758 ended.

• He starts telling ghost stories in his sleep.

• He talks to Mattie as though he is in the war again.