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Fever 1793-Discussion Preparation

Chapter 20

1. Why was the man on the street screaming, “Bring out your dead!”

2. How did Mattie take care of Grandfather’s body after he died?(151)

3. What did she get to lay underneath Grandfather’s arm? Why? (151)

4. Describe the burial square. (152)

5. What was Mattie angry about at the burial square? (153)

6. What was the city of Philadelphia like in this chapter?

7. How many people lived in Philadelphia at the beginning of August? (158)

8. Mattie summarizes what had happened to her so far (156). What does
she say?

9. How many have died from the fever (158)?

10. What happens to those who don’t die from the fever? (158)

11. What does Matilda find at the end of the chapter?