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Coffehouse
Matilda
Philadelphia
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
100
Who is the coffehouse cook?
Eliza
100
How do the Ogilvie daughters regard Matilda?
stick out their tongues, insult her, prevent her from eating
100

Who does grandfather blame for Yellow Fever?

refugees and foreigners

100

What is tightly drawn or tense


Pest or taut

taut

100

What is persuading by using flattery or promises?

cajoling or fierce

cajoling

200
What reasons does grandfather give for the Cook's not to leave Philadelphia because of the fever?
Cooks are made of stronger stuff.
200
What prompts Matilda to go live on the farm in the country?
seeing her mother suffer from yellow fever
200
Why can't Matilda mother travel with them to the country?
Other towns won't let people in with the fever.
200

What is a deadly disease?

sniffles or pestilence

pestilence

200

What is aggressiveness or boldness?


gumption or  passive

gumption

300
What do Matilda and her grandfather encounter on their walk from the printer?
Mother
300
Why does Matilda mother yell at her to leave?
Doesn't want Matilda to catch the fever
300
What does Matilda's grandfather wear when he leaves the city?
In his old military uniform and sword
300

What is brief, critical comments?


harrumphed  or  skips

harrumphed

300

What is to beg urgently?


whisper or implore

implore

400
Who smelled of rum and hands were uncommonly dirty?
Mr. Rowley
400
What package does Matilda receive?
A painting and a note from Nathaniel
400
What is the difference between the lower, middle, and upper class?
lower = no where to go and no health care middle = can't decide to leaver worried about their business upper = flee to the country
400

What is with great passion or energy?


bored or vehemently

vehemently

400

What is amusing or funny in an odd way?

droll or mad

droll

500
What idea does Matilda have to get more business at the coffeehouse?
Thomas Jefferson & George Washington to eat at the coffeehouse
500
How long did Eliza tell Matilda to stay in the country?
until two hard frosts
500
What farm did Matilda and her grandfather go to?
Ludington's Farm
500

What is to stir up, rouse, or bring to action?

bestir  or end

bestir

500

What is yielded, admitted, relinquished, or acknowledged reluctantly?

regret or conceded

conceded