Who Am I
I run the coffeehouse with my daughter and like things my way.
Who is Lucille?
What is the Yellow Fever epidemic?
People's response to illness begin shifting from curiosity to this.
What is fear/panic?
The real city where the story takes place.
What is Philadelphia?
This theme is most reflected in Mattie's changing priorities.
What is maturity?
I care for Lucille and Matilda and don't panic easily, even during tough times.
Who is Grandfather? (Captain Cook?
Mattie's early desire to attend the Ogilivie's tea party reveals what character trait about her
Immature/childish
The city begins to change in this way.
What is people getting sick?
The disease that causes Matilda to change.
Yellow Fever
Mother discussing departure signals this shift.
What is conversation to survival decision?
I help around the coffeehouse and help nurse the sick.
Who is Eliza?
Polly's death signals this part of the plot structure.
What is conflict?
Matilds delivers goods to this family's home.
Who are the Ogilivies?
Because they didn't have medicine and proper material to cure this illness, doctors thought it was best to do this
What is bleed the patient?
One major universal theme supported by Mattie's character throughout the novel.
What is maturity/courage/perseverance
My shoulders are broad and I work for Mr. Peal as a painter's apprentice.
Who is Nathaniel Benson?
The coffeehouse symbolizes this dual concept in the novel.
What is community & economic survival?
The doctor who reassures the family but also warns them.
Who is Dr. Kerr?
A modern illness proving the novel's themes remain relevant.
What is COVID-19 pandemic?
The fever teaches the city this lesson.
What is life can change quickly?
My internal transformation from reluctance to responsibility represents the novel’s commentary on how crisis reveals identity.
Who is Matilda (Mattie) Cook?
The early chapters establish tension through this literary method (NOT THEME)
What is foreshadowing?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
One real effect of the epidemic on the city of Philadelphia
What is businesses closed. People left. Many deaths?
The novel argues that survival depends not only on strength but also on this
What is human connection?