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Fever 1793 Trivia Quiz

This is a basic quiz over the book "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson. Have fun and good luck! :)

A multiple-choice quiz by Fivecoate. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Fivecoate

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
165,281

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
668

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What kind of business do Matilda and her mother run? Hint

Tavern

Coffeehouse

Milliners

General store

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Question 2 of 10

2. Matilda's grandfather owned a pet parrot. What was his name? Hint

Polly

King George

Grandfather Jr.

Ruffles

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Question 3 of 10

3. What rank was Matilda's grandfather in the army? Hint

General

Captain

Sergeant

Private

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Question 4 of 10

4. What month did the fever start? Hint

June

September

July

August

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Question 5 of 10

5. What caused the fever? Hint

Dirty living conditions

Mosquitos

Hot weather

Flies

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of Matilda's family's pet cat? Hint

Kitty

Darla

Puss

Silas

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name of the little girl Matilda rescues? Hint

Nell

Eliza

Polly

She is a mute so they never find out

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Question 8 of 10

8. What are the name's of Joseph's twin sons? Hint

Joseph Jr. and Jacob

Robert and William

Luke and Peter

Joseph Jr. and John

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Question 9 of 10

9. At the back of the book in the appendix what is the name of the French man who sailed in a hot air balloon? Hint

Sebastian Johann Andreas

Jean Pierre Blanchard

Michelo Blanchard

Pierre Jean Blanchard

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Question 10 of 10

10. What famous person lived only two blocks away from the coffee house? Hint

Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

John Adams

Dr. Benjamin Rush

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What kind of business do Matilda and her mother run?

Answer: Coffeehouse

The Coffee house was established by Matilda's father in 1783.

2. Matilda's grandfather owned a pet parrot. What was his name?

Answer: King George

The parrot was described in the book as having a very colorful vocabulary.

3. What rank was Matilda's grandfather in the army?

Answer: Captain

His full title was Captain William Farnsworth Cook of the Pennsylvania Fifth Regiment.

4. What month did the fever start?

Answer: August

The fever ended when the first frost came, killing the mosquitos.

5. What caused the fever?

Answer: Mosquitos

(Appendix) "The Yellow Fever Outbreak that struck Philadelphia in 1793 was one of the worst epidemics in United States history. In three months it killed nearly five thousand people, 10 percent of the city's population."

6. What is the name of Matilda's family's pet cat?

Answer: Silas

Chapter 18 of the book describes Silas as nosy and orange.

7. What is the name of the little girl Matilda rescues?

Answer: Nell

Matilda found a little girl sitting in the doorway of an abandoned house. The girl's mother had died of the fever, so Matilda took her in.

8. What are the name's of Joseph's twin sons?

Answer: Robert and William

Robert, William and Nell got the fever and barely managed to pull through, but all three survived.

9. At the back of the book in the appendix what is the name of the French man who sailed in a hot air balloon?

Answer: Jean Pierre Blanchard

George Washington was there to watch this historic flight.

10. What famous person lived only two blocks away from the coffee house?

Answer: George Washington

Since the President's house was so close the coffee house got a lot of business especially from politicians.

Source: Author Fivecoate

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