Chapter 1
The disease that was spread because of infected fleas on rats.
Black/Bubonic Plague
The disease that was spread because of Baby Frances.
Cholera
The disease that Mary Mallon spread.
Typhoid
Type of text structure when reading about similarities and differences.
Comparison
The name of the city that was the focus of the plague.
London
The name of the hole next to houses where the dirty water & "slops" from the house were tossed.
Cesspool
The place they found Mary Mallon working after she was told not to cook again.
At a hospital / maternity ward
Type of text structure when reading about the details of something.
Descriptive
True or False - people could pay someone to list the death as something else other than plague.
True
The full name of BOTH men who investigated Cholera
John Snow & Henry Whitehead
The job they gave Mary after telling her she can't be a cook anymore.
A laundress.
Type of text structure when reading about the step by steps taken.
Process
True or False - Plague is considered a deadly disease that still affects a few hundred people every year.
True
The name of the source of the cholera outbreak. (hint - name of the pump)
The location that Mary was sent for quarantine. (You need the full name for credit!)
North Brother Island
Type of text structure shown here: "Their daughter Frances was fretful and sickly and they were used to waking up to her wails....throwing back the sheets Sarah threw off the sheets and rose to greet Baby Frances."
Narrative
The name of the main investigator of the plague.
John Graunt
The name of the group who agreed to remove the handle from the pump.
The Parish Council
The total amount of time that Mary was in the quarantine hospital/island.
26 years
Which text structure is shown here: "The Black Plague, considered one of the deadliest pandemics in history, is estimated to have caused the deaths of around 50 million people in Europe during the 14th century."
Informative/Explanatory