Have you ever read the book “Fever 1793? ” It is about an epidemic called yellow fever infecting people in Philadelphia in the late 18th century. The author, Laurie Halse Anderson, brilliantly captures when the disease starts to affect its victims. You should know the main character in the novel: Mattie, where does Mattie live, and what month did the fever start. You should take this powerful quiz and get to know more about “Fever 1793. ”
The Black Plague
The spread of the Yellow Fever
People dying
A fifteen year old girl
Nathaniel Benson
Eliza
Mattie Cook
King George
Grandpa
Nell's Mother
Polly
A seller at the market
New York
Washington DC
Philadelphia
Detroit
A market
Coffeehouse
Blacksmith
General store
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
August
September
June
July
Hot weather
Flies
Mosquitoes
Bacteria
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
George Washington
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False
True
False