Characters
What does Matilda dream about doing in France?
Bringing back combs, fabric and jewelry
Where is the setting of the story? (two parts)
Philadelphia 1793?
Who invited Mattie and her mother to tea.
the Ogilvies
Why do Matilda and Grandfather end up stranded?
They are stopped by the officials because they both look like the have Yellow Fever.
What is the name of the girl Matilda finds and takes care of?
Nell
What are the names of the cat and the parrot in the story?
Silas and King George
What is the name of the boy Mattie flirts with who teases her in the market. (first/last name)
Nathaniel Benson
What did Grandfather and his friends spend a lot of time discussing when they would meet at the coffee house?
Politics and Yellow Fever
What does Matilda use to try to catch a fish for herself and Grandfather?
her skirt
What was Matilda relieved to find hidden under a stairs?
a strongbox/safe
What second language can Grandfather speak?
German
Where does Mother want Mattie to go when the Fever breaks out?
The Ludington's farm
How does Lucille feel about Matilda's crush?
She thinks he is unsuitable for marriage, poor
What is Bush Hill?
a hospital
What act of violence does Matilda commit to save Grandfather?
She stabs one of the robbers.
What happened to Matilda's father?
He fell from a ladder and broke his neck causing him to die
What is the reason they ring the church bells?
to signify someone has died of Yellow Fever
Where in the city did the fever originate?
near the docks
What is the name of the nurse who flirts with Grandfather?
Mrs. Flagg
Why does Matilda go to the newspaper printer?
to try and place a missing person's ad
Who works for the Cooks in their coffee house and was Matilda's good friend.
Polly
George Washington
Why are two reasons there so few people remaining in Philadelphia?
Death and Fleeing
What does it mean to hallucinate?
to see things that aren't there due to a high fever or other medical condition
What is the name of the doctor who was not fictitious?
Dr. Rush