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Which excerpt from Fever 1793 directly reveals a character's thoughts or feelings?

A
Eliza scowled and waved a towel at the flies buzzing above the bowl.
B
"Grandfather says this trouble will soon be over. He says people don’t have gumption anymore."
C
"I’m glad they’ll stop ringing the bells," I said.
D
"A neighbor threatened to burn the place down if the sick are not removed," explained Mr. Carris.
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The narrator of Fever 1793 helps readers imagine Philadelphia summers by describing

A
church bells tolling.
B
mosquitoes, blowflies, and hornets buzzing.
C
visiting the newspaper office.
D
Eliza leaving for the Free African Society meeting.
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The narrator of Fever 1793 helps readers imagine the fear of living through the yellow fever outbreak by describing

A
wealthy families fleeing the city.
B
rainwater rising in ghostly plumes of steam.
C
flies buzzing around a bowl of pudding.
D
people running out of sugar.
4

Which pronoun signals a first-person narration?

A
his
B
you
C
our
D
they
5

Read this excerpt from The Writings of Thomas Paine, Vol. IV.The Yellow Fever always begins in the lowest part of a populous mercantile town near the water, and continues there, without affecting the higher parts.Which character in Fever 1793 represents this idea?

A
Eliza
B
Andrew Brown
C
the print shop apprentice
D
the man pushing a cart
6

In Fever 1793, Mattie's narration helps readers understand her family's place in society by

A
stating the number of people living in Philadelphia.
B
describing mosquitoes, blowflies, and hornets buzzing.
C
describing her garden as looking distressingly poor.
D
noting that her family is able to buy food at the market.
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Which narration from Fever 1793 makes a historical fact or event come to life?

A
"I gathered a handful of fronds, cut them at the base, and tied the bunch tightly with a piece of twine."
B
"Andrew Brown's print shop smelled of ink and grease and the sweat of muscular apprentices carrying trays of lead type from the composing table to the printing press."
C
"I silently counted on my fingers: twenty-eight days until the end of September, then on into October until the first frost."
D
"Grandfather stayed silent until we approached a limping man dressed in dark rags, pushing a cart."
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Read this excerpt from Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, from the Papers of Thomas Jefferson.It is long since I wrote to you, because I know you must be where you could not receive my letters: and perhaps it may be some time before I write to you again, on account of a contagious and mortal fever which has arisen here, and is driving us all away. It is called a yellow fever, but is like nothing known or read of by the physicians. . . . All persons who can find asylum elsewhere, are flying from the city: this will doubtless extend it to other towns, and spread it through the country, unless an early winter should stop it.Which excerpt from Fever 1793 connects to the historical account detailed in the excerpt?

A
"Wasn’t that long ago folks didn’t have any sugar. No coffee or tea, either."
B
"The Free African Society is having a meeting about the fever."
C
"What is wrong with people, Andrew? We suffered all kinds of disease in our youth, but folks were sensible. They didn't squall like children and hide in the woods."
D
"Once a day they remove the bodies for burial. A neighbor threatened to burn the place down if the sick are not removed," explained Mr. Carris.
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Which sentence from Fever 1793 reveals a first-person point of view?

A
"She also sent a note to the Ludingtons."
B
"No word from them either, thank heavens."
C
"The bright sun blinded me as I stepped outdoors."
D
"Eliza wiped the sweat off her face with a handkerchief."
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Read this excerpt from Fever 1793The bright sun blinded me as I stepped outdoors. The garden looked distressingly poor, even with all the watering I had done and the brief rain.What does the first-person narrative reveal about the setting?

A
It is raining.
B
It is late in the day.
C
The weather has been hot and dry.
D
The garden is a good distance from the house.

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