Chapters 1-2
What city does the book take place?
Why doesn't Matilda's mother let her go to Polly's house to pay her respects or the funeral?
She doesn't want her to get sick.
What part of town did people think that the fever was coming from?
The docks
Describe the Ogilvie's house
1.) Large
2.) Fancy
3.) Expensive
Was Mr. Rowley a real doctor? What did he think was wrong with Mother?
No. He thought it was just a summer illness, not Yellow Fever.
What sound does Matilda hear when she wakes up?
A mosquito
Who is King George?
Grandfather's parrot
Where does mother want to send Mattie?
The Ludington's Farm
Describe Mrs. Ogilvie and her daughters
1.) Rich
2.) Rude
3.) Spoiled
Why did mother not want Mattie to take care of her?
She didn't want her to get sick.
Who lives with Matilda?
Her mother and grandfather
What is one reason that people in the coffee house give for the sickness?
1.) Rotting coffee beans
2.) Refugees
Why do Mr. and Mrs. Epler think that people are getting the fever? (the farmers who sell eggs)
Because people aren't going to church.
What happens to Collette Ogilvie?
She faints from the fever
What did Dr. Kerr think was the right treatment for mother?
Bleeding her
Who is Eliza?
The cook at the coffee house
Who takes over Polly's job at the coffee house?
Mattie
Who does Mattie meet at the market?
Nathaniel Benson
1.) Avoid infected people
2.) Homes of sick should be marked
3.) Sick people go in the middle of an open room
4.) A hospital must be supplied for the poor
5.) Bells should stop ringing
6.) The dead should be buried
7.) The streets must be cleaned
8.) People should try not to work too hard
9.) Avoid being in the sun
10.) Dress appropriately for the weather
11.) Consume alcohol in moderation
What did Nathaniel send to Mattie?
A painting of flowers
Who is Polly and what happens to her?
Where are people going to escape the fever?
The country
Who invites Mattie and Mother for tea?
The Ogilvies
Who is being wheeled on the cart outside of the coffee house?
Mother
Where do Mattie and grandfather plan to go at the end of the chapter?
The Ludington's Farm.