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Ms. Dieter / Language Arts Period:

Date:

Fever 1793-Discussion Preparation

Chapters 17 and 18

1. Where are Grandfather and Mattie in this chapter?

2. A) What did their house look like? B) What happened while they were
gone? (123)
A)

B)

3. Explain how Mattie has grown up and become more responsible. (use
what you have read in previous chapters and the situations that occur in
chapter 17)

4. What is Mattie doing at the end of Chapter 17? (129)

5. How often does Mattie usually bathe? What are your thoughts about this?
(131)
6. Do you think Mattie is being strong or weak, overall, in these chapters?
Why?

7. Why do they decide to leave the shutters open before going to sleep?
(136)

Vocabulary

Malady (130)