| A | B |
|---|
| Reverend Allen | Man who organized help for people stuck in Philadelphia |
| Ogilvie | Family Matilida's mother hopes her daughter can marry into |
| Washington | General Matilda's grandfather served under |
| Mrs. Flagg | Person that nurses Matilda back to health from the fever |
| Nathaniel | Painter Matilda flirts with |
| Farm | Place where Matilda's mother has been |
| Mother | Widow who owns a respectable coffeehouse |
| Dr. Rush | Man whose medical practices harm people more than help |
| Bush Hill | Place where French doctors work to heal fever victims |
| Grandfather | Refuses to believe that the disease spreading is yellow fever |
| Bleeding | woorst way to cure yellow fever |
| Coffeehouse | Social gathering spot to talk news and politics |
| Apothecary | People who are making money off fever victims |
| Frost | Best way to stop the spread of the fever |
| Girard | Man who changed Bush Hill into a safe place |
| Philadelphia | Capitol of the United States at the time |
| Joseph | Father of two childeren; lost his wife to the fever |
| Eliza | Woman who gives her services to help others in need |
| Nell | Child who lost her mother to the fever and lives with Matilda |
| Sword | Helps Matilda defend her home from robbers |
| What future does Matilda dream of for herself? | Matilda wants to travel to France and bring back goods for people in Philadelphia. She also wants to own a city block. |
| Describe the differences in lower, middle, and upper class people in Matilda's city. | The lower class people usually live by the wharf and don't have respectable jobs. The middle class include Matilda's family and own successful businesses. The upper class have very expensive things and travel to the country when the fever comes. (Ogilvies) |
| Matilda's grandfather has finally decided it is time to flee the city to get away from the spread of yellow fever. Why can't Matilda's mother travel with them? | Matilda's mother has yellow fever and cannot travel. |
| What does Matilda's grandfather do while she is recovering at Bush Hill? | He helps with committee meetings, burns filthy mattresses and rags, and sleeps outside in a tent. |
| Matilda is helping out at Eliza's house, acting more like an adult with each passing day. Explain three ways Matilda is acting more mature. | Possible answers: 1) She is taking care of Nell as if she is her own child. 2) She is helping Eliza with the Free African Society 3) She scares off the robbers. 4) She reopens the coffeehouse. |
| Why is it difficult for farmers to come to Philadelphia to sell food? | Travel to and from Philadelphia is forbidden (prohibited)! |
| Why do Eliza and Matilda drag all the furniture outside to the garden? | The cold weather will kill the germs. |
| Why is Matilda annoyed at all teh people returning from the country? | They are well fed and look as if they have just returned from a vacation in the country. |
| Describe business at the coffeehouse after Matilda takes over. | Every seat is full, they are now serving meals, and business is better than ever! |
| People have been returning to Philadelphia and the town is coming alive once again. What event sparks a massive return to the city for all the remaining people in the counrty? | George Wahsington, the President, returns to Philadelphia. |
