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Quiz about Fever 1793
Quiz about Fever 1793

Fever 1793 Trivia Quiz


This is a basic quiz over the book "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson. Have fun and good luck! :)

A multiple-choice quiz by Fivecoate. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Fivecoate
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
165,281
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
655
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Question 1 of 10
1. What kind of business do Matilda and her mother run? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Matilda's grandfather owned a pet parrot. What was his name? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What rank was Matilda's grandfather in the army? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What month did the fever start? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What caused the fever? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the name of Matilda's family's pet cat? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What is the name of the little girl Matilda rescues? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What are the name's of Joseph's twin sons? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. At the back of the book in the appendix what is the name of the French man who sailed in a hot air balloon? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What famous person lived only two blocks away from the coffee house? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What kind of business do Matilda and her mother run?

Answer: Coffeehouse

The Coffee house was established by Matilda's father in 1783.
2. Matilda's grandfather owned a pet parrot. What was his name?

Answer: King George

The parrot was described in the book as having a very colorful vocabulary.
3. What rank was Matilda's grandfather in the army?

Answer: Captain

His full title was Captain William Farnsworth Cook of the Pennsylvania Fifth Regiment.
4. What month did the fever start?

Answer: August

The fever ended when the first frost came, killing the mosquitos.
5. What caused the fever?

Answer: Mosquitos

(Appendix) "The Yellow Fever Outbreak that struck Philadelphia in 1793 was one of the worst epidemics in United States history. In three months it killed nearly five thousand people, 10 percent of the city's population."
6. What is the name of Matilda's family's pet cat?

Answer: Silas

Chapter 18 of the book describes Silas as nosy and orange.
7. What is the name of the little girl Matilda rescues?

Answer: Nell

Matilda found a little girl sitting in the doorway of an abandoned house. The girl's mother had died of the fever, so Matilda took her in.
8. What are the name's of Joseph's twin sons?

Answer: Robert and William

Robert, William and Nell got the fever and barely managed to pull through, but all three survived.
9. At the back of the book in the appendix what is the name of the French man who sailed in a hot air balloon?

Answer: Jean Pierre Blanchard

George Washington was there to watch this historic flight.
10. What famous person lived only two blocks away from the coffee house?

Answer: George Washington

Since the President's house was so close the coffee house got a lot of business especially from politicians.
Source: Author Fivecoate

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