Matilda's Grandfather is a solider,
Captain William Farnsworth Cook of the Pennsylvania Fifth Regiment
. He served under George Washington. He has a pet parrot named King George that he won in a card game. He's one of Matilda's most crucial mentors in the novel – the two are very close.
What happened to grandfather in Fever 1793?
The tall man jumps on Grandfather and attacks him
. Mattie grabs Grandfather's sword and slashes at the thief's shoulder. Mattie threatens to cut out the man's heart (wow!), and the robber finally flees. Meanwhile, Grandfather is injured.
Who Silas Fever 1793?
| A B | Eplers German immigrants who sell eggs at the market | Rowley not a real doctor but prescribes medications | Silas Mattie's cat | William Farnsworth Cook Grandfather |
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What were grandfather's last words in Fever 1793?
Shortly after grandfather flies back he says his last words,”
I love you
,” and then dies. Maddie can't take it so she goes for a stroll in the dead city.
Why did Matilda's grandfather come to live with them in fever?
Matilda's grandfather
wants to open a store with the extra money
. Matilda wants to buy new equipment for the coffeehouse and try to expand their store into a full restaurant. Matilda's mother wants to save the money because she fears yellow fever will take over the town and hurt business.
Who died in Fever 1793?
One night, though, robbers enter the coffeehouse through an open window and attack
Mattie
, who's sleeping downstairs. Grandfather intervenes and gets injured in a scuffle with one of the robbers. He dies with Matilda at his side. It's all very, very sad, and Mattie, completely alone now, takes it pretty darn hard.
Why does grandfather's funeral feel wrong to Mattie?
Why does Grandfather's funeral feel wrong to Mattie? All of the above are true. (It is not the
funeral
she feels such a great man deserves, she wishes her mother and all of his friends could be there, and she wished there were a loud and long funeral procession.)
What are Matilda's grandfather's last words?
| A B | love you Matilda's grandfather's last words | Grandfather has the fever Matilda and Grandfather can't continue to the country because | Bush Hill A mansion turned to hospital for fever victims | stabbed Matilda _____ the robbers to help her grandfather. |
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What happened Colette Ogilvie?
Colette contracts the fever and then the family flees Philadelphia. Their fate is describe later in Chapter 23, where it's revealed that Colette recovered from the fever, but in her sickness revealed
that she had eloped with her French tutor, Louis
.
Who does Mattie worry about?
What three people does Mattie worry about? Why? She worries about
Nathaniel, mother, and Eliza
because she couldn't hear from them.
Is there a movie for Fever 1793?
In 1793. On Wednesday night, a partnership of History Making Productions (founded by me and Philip Katz) and WPVI-TV/6 ABC, will broadcast
Fever
1793. The film has everything to make for a watchable TV show: production value, interesting experts, rarely seen imagery, death, disease and destruction.
Is Fever 1793 a true story?
Based
on the true events of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793
, this one is a page-turner. It's summer during the late eighteenth century in Philadelphia, and Mattie Cook is caught in the middle of a plague that sweeps the city and destroys everything in its path.
What does Mattie find at the end of Chapter 20?
She finds the words
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want
,” and begins to read in a clear voice. Soon other voices join in, some men wiping their eyes by the end. Mattie thanks them, returns the book, and walks away.
What ideas does grandfather have for extra money?
| Question Answer | What ideas does grandfather have for the extra money? He wants to go into trade | What is Mattie's idea for the extra money? She wants to expand and buy another urn. She also wants to sell | Why does Grandfather not want to go anywhere? He wants to stay and make a profit |
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What trick does Matilda use to find water for her and her grandfather?
Q. What trick does Matilda use to find water for her and her grandfather?
She uses her skirt and canteen to collect the rain water
. She looks at the bottom of a hill, knowing that is where water collects.
What does the crook do to grandfather?
What does the crook do to Grandfather?
The crook jumped on Grandfather and punched him in the face. The crook also chocked Grandfather and struck his head against the floor.
