Chapter 5
Who did Patricia think she was going to live with?
her father/ Temperance Noah
How many different churches did Patricia take Trevor to every Sunday?
Three (3) churches
How much money did Patricia pay to buy Fufi back from the other family?
100 Rand (R100)
What profession did Mary Mallon work in across wealthy households?
Professional cook
What type of figurative language ends the mentor sentence: 'like a lawyer in court'?
simile
What did Patricia's Xhosa name, Nombuyiselo, translate to in English?
"She who gives back"
Instead of yelling or hitting, what formal discipline system did Patricia use when Trevor got in trouble?
Letters
What surprising discovery did Trevor make about his dog Fufi?
She was living a 'second life' with another family down the street
What medical term describes someone who spreads illness without feeling sick?
An asymptomatic carrier
What part of speech is "to" in "when my mother wanted to teach me a less"?
particle
How did Patricia disguise herself so she could live illegally in downtown Johannesburg?
She dressed as a maid / servant
What item did young Trevor play with that accidentally burned down a house?
Matches and a magnifying glass
What did the veterinarian discover about Fufi?
She wasn't stupid; she was completely deaf
What did health officials require Mary Mallon to promise to be released?
To stop working as a cook
In our mentor sentence, what punctuation mark joins two independent clauses without a conjunction?
A semicolon (;)
What secret skill did Patricia learn at night school to get an office job?
Touch-typing / secretarial work
What profession did Patricia mimic when writing letters to Trevor?
A lawyer / prosecutor in court
Why did Patricia pay the R100 instead of calling the police?
To solve the dispute peacefully and avoid involving Apartheid police
Why was Mary Mallon put back into permanent quarantine on North Brother Island?
She went back to cooking under a fake name, causing another outbreak
Why is a comma placed after 'When my mother wanted to teach me a lesson'?
A dependent adverbial clause (introduced by the subordinating conjunction 'When').
Why did Patricia decide to have Trevor even though it was illegal under Apartheid?
She wanted a child who was completely hers and unconditionally loved.
Why did Patricia prefer written letters over emotional shouting matches during discipline?
Trevor is too good at arguing
What major lesson about love did Trevor learn from Fufi?
You do not own the thing that you love; true love requires giving freedom
What main ethical debate is highlighted by Mary Mallon's case?
Individual personal freedom versus public health and safety
What structural formula is required for Friday's Sentence Imitation Challenge?
When [dependent clause], [independent clause 1]; [independent clause 2 + ending simile].