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Fever 1793-Discussion Preparation

Chapter 21-28
1. Who does Mattie see after she finds Nell? Do they talk to each other at this time?(165)

1a. What happened to Nell’s Mother?

2. What does the yellow rag on the door mean? (166)

3. Why do you think Mattie cries when she embraces Eliza? (169)

4. What does Mattie tell Eliza about her Mother? (169)

5. What does Mattie find out about Mother on page 171?

6. Mattie says things like “I don’t need to eat,” “the boys should eat first,” etc. How
does this signify that she has matured and grown up in the past few weeks?

7. How is race and equality an important issue on page 175-176?

8. What advice does Mother Smith give Mattie? (180)

9. What dilemma was Mattie facing in regards to Nell (throughout Chapter 23)?

10. Why do they decide that Nell can stay with Mattie and not go to the orphanage?(184)

11. What information does Mattie receive about Colette, the Ogilvie girl? (186)

12. What does Mattie see floating in the air on 187-188? Who does she think is
responsible for it?

13. Mattie says, “The calendar said October, but it felt July.” Why is this important?
(193)?

14. She also mentions rumors that are going on. On the whole, how have rumors been
an issue throughout the book?

15. Eliza jokes a bit about Mattie looking for extra work. Why do you think Mattie
wants to be doing more work? (196)

16. Why do they decide to move the children at the end of Ch. 24?

17. Who has the fever now? (203)

18. Mattie is taking care of these children at her home/coffee house. Do you think she
has taken on Mother’s role in a way? Why or why not?

19. What are Eliza and Mattie arguing about on page 205?

20. What might be a good subtitle for Ch. 25?

21. What finally happens on page 210 that sends a sense of relief to everyone?

22. On page 213, Mattie realizes she doesn’t need to ask permission to go to the market.
What has she finally done (something that we have discussed throughout the book, but
mostly in Ch 1-4)?

23. Mattie says, “We were supposed to go back to the way we lived before, but
everything has changed.” How have things changed for her and in Philadelphia since the
beginning?

24. Who does Mattie see on page 216?

25. What was starting to happen as Chapter 27 begins? How does Mattie/the author
phrase it on page 219?

26. How does Mattie come up with a way of NOT to sell the coffeehouse? Who is going
to help her? (224)
27. Why does Mattie feel hollow? (230-231)

28. Who comes back in this chapter? (2 people)

29. How is Mother’s concern for Mattie revealed on page 236? (quote the line)

30. How does Mattie reflect on all that has happened? (243)

Vocabulary

Wraith (166)

Cooper (170)