Quiz on Chapter 25 and 26

Who secured the mule cart for Eliza and Mattie?

• Mother Smith

• Joseph

• Nathaniel Benson

• Dr. Benjamin Rush

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the main reason the city was darker than usual?

• A power outage

• The lamplighters had fled or died

• It was a new moon

• A storm had knocked out the lights

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What treatments did Eliza and Mattie use on the children?

• Antibiotics

• Cold compresses only

• Mercury and calomel

• Herbal teas

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why did Eliza and Mattie decide against bleeding the children?

• Mattie argued it would be harmful

• They ran out of tools

• The children were too weak

• They couldn't find a doctor

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What signified the end of the fever?

• The arrival of a doctor

• The first frost

• A decrease in the number of insects

• The reopening of the market

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Who brought food and a warning to stay away from the city center?

• Nathaniel Benson

• Dr. Benjamin Rush

• A messenger from Joseph

• A local farmer

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What did the children do as they began to recover?

• Helped with chores

• Played outside

• Ate, slept, and regained strength

• Went back to school

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

Who had miraculously escaped illness?

• Mrs. Cook

• Joseph

• Mother Smith

• Nathaniel Benson

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What was Mattie's concern regarding her mother?

• That she had moved away

• That she was still sick

• That she would be angry with Mattie

• That she might never come home

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What did the frost signify for Eliza and Mattie?

• A new beginning

• The end of the fever

• The end of their business

• The need to prepare for winter

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9