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Matilda
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Vocabulary B
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How do the Ogilvie daughters treat Matilda?
What is they stick out their tongues, prevent Matilda from eating, and make insults.
100
What symptoms of illness does Matilda's mother have?
What is yellow eyes, blood in her vomit, convulsions, and a fever. What is yellow fever.
100
Why doesn't grandfather want to leave Philadelphia?
What is the Cook's are made of stronger stuff?
100
Amusing or funny in an odd way
What is droll
100
a deadly diease
What is pestilence
200
How does Matilda want to expand the coffeehouse?
What is Matilda wants a restaurant with full services.
200
What method of treatment does the doctor use? Why does the doctor use this method of treatment?
What is cutting open her arms and bleeding her to get the sickness out.
200
Why does Mattie decide to go to the Ogilvies?
What is eating treats and avoiding chores.
200
persuading by using flattery or promises
What is cajoling
200
aggressiveness; boldness
What is gumption
300
How does Matilda wants to get more business at the coffeehouse?
What is have Thomas Jefferson and President Washington eat at the coffeehouse to attract customers.
300
Why does Matilda's mother yell at her to leave?
What is mother is worried that Mattie may catch the yellow fever from her.
300
What prevents the fight or argument at the Ogilvie's from continuing?
What is Collette fainting from yellow fever.
300
offered brief, critical comments
What is harrumphed
300
to stir up, rouse, or bring to action
What is bestir
400
Why does Matilda decide to go to the Ludgington's Farm?
What is hearing the printers states that several hundred people in Philadelphia have died.
400
Why does Mattie's mother want to have tea with the Ogilvie's?
What is Mother wants Mattie to marry one of the Ogilvie's son.
400
What do Matilda and her grandfather encounter on their walk home from the printer?
What is Matilda's mother being dumped out of a cart, sick with fever.
400
with great passion or energy
What is vehemently
400
yielded, admitted, relinquished, or acknowledged reluctantly
What is conceded
500
What package does Matilda receive? Who sends the package?
What is a painting and a note. Nathaniel Benson sends the package.
500
How does Mother and Grandfather feel about yellow fever?
What is Mother wants to go to the country; Grandfather wants to stay in the city.
500
What are the differences of how the lower, middle, and upper class Philadelphia citizens deal with yellow fever?
What is the lower class has no health care; the middle class can't decide to leave; upper class flee Philadelphia
500
tightly drawn or tense
What is taut
500
to beg urgently
What is implore