Fever 1793
Literary Terms
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
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The main character in Fever 1793

Mattie Cook

100

The main character in a story. The story revolves around this character.  

protagonist

100

a medical professional who prepared and sold medicines and herb

apothecary

100

means to take great pleasure, delight, or deep enjoyment in something

relish

100

What is James Bond's code name?

007

200

Mattie found that the coffee house had been _______.

Robbed

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The time and place of the story.

setting

200

a craftsman who makes and repairs wooden barrels, casks, tubs, and vats.

Cooper

200

to raise, lift, or haul something heavy

hoist

200

Anna, Elsa Kristoff and Olaf are all characters in what animated movie?

Frozen

300

Matilda buries Grandfather with_______.

a picture of Grandmother

300

A series of events that eventually build up to the climax. The characters and conflict are further developed and events begin to get complicated.

rising action

300

something that is strictly not allowed

prohibited

300

a pale ghost or a visible spirit

wraith

300

The Giza pyramids consist of how many pyramids?

3 (The Great Pyramid, The Pyramid of Khafre, and The Pyramid of Menkaure).

400

The messenger brings this to Thanksgiving dinner

a free sample of coffee beans

400

The reader sees and knows only as much as the main character does. We know what the main character is thinking and feeling, but not what anyone else is thinking or feeling. Written as “I”, “me, “we”….

first person

400

malicious remarks designed to damage someone's reputation

Scurrilous 

400

a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass

poultice

400

Dubbed the “Black Death,” what plague swept through Europe in the 1300s?

The Bubonic Plague 

500

Mattie takes Nell to the Orphanage for this reason

"the longer she takes care of Nell, the harder it will be to part with her."

500

The repetition of sounds produced by vowels within a sentence or phrase, a type of alliteration.

Assonance

500

suggesting or showing that something bad is going to happen in the future

ominous 

500

going far beyond what is fair or reasonable

exorbitant

500

Which country produces the most tea?

China