Vocabulary
Where the events of a story take place.
Setting
This is one of the main organizations that was affected by the government shutdown.
Post Office
This is the main character of this story
Mattie/ Matilda
Who was the president during the time of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia
George Washington
This is when you tell a story by putting it into your own words.
Summary
A disease or illness
Malady
What was the name of the famous doctor who believed the cure for yellow fever was bloodletting?
Dr. Rush
What is the name of the first character to pass away from yellow fever in the novel?
Polly
Who was the Mayor of Philadelphia during this time period?
Mathew Clarkson
The way that a reader feels after reading a piece of text.
Mood
A disease that causes death and spreads very quickly to a lot of people
Plague
What is the name of the organization that sent nurses into homes to help the sick?
Free African Society
The hospital to which people sick with the yellow fever were sent to.
Bush Hill
What did people think was the cause of the disease?
Miasma/bad smells and air
Mattie and her grandpa getting kicked off the wagon would be an example of what type of conflict?
External
Causing a lot of physical pain or suffering, very harsh
Severe
What were the living conditions like in Philadelphia?
Dirty, Hot, Smelly, Gross
What is the name of the child that Mattie found on the street and took in?
Nell
Was a cure ever found for Yellow Fever?
No, but there are vaccines
Mattie, struggling to decide whether to help the orphaned girl or look out for her own needs, is an example of what conflict?
Internal
The power to keep yourself from being affected by a disease
Immunity
What was there an uprising of in the neighborhoods of Philadelphia during the Yellow Fever?
Robberies/looting
Who is the boy that Mattie has a crush on and what does he do for work?
Nathaniel/ painters apprentice
What did regular people send into the newspapers during the yellow fever?
Advice columns on what they thought the cure was
To reach a conclusion based one evidence, reasoning, or clues.