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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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Read this excerpt from Fever 1793.I hadn't heard about that. They were burying fever victims every day?"How many have died, Mr. Carris?" I asked.The first-person narration is meant to help readers understand that

A
Mattie trusts Mr. Carris.
B
Mattie is unaware of the extent of the problem.
C
Mr. Carris is responsible for burying the dead.
D
Mr. Carris reads the newspaper.
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Read this excerpt from Thomas Jefferson: The Apostle of Americanism by Gilbert Chinard."I think it is Montaigne who has said that ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head," he wrote to Edmund Randolph. "I am sure it is true as to everything political, and shall endeavor to estrange myself to everything of that character." Since that time there have been in American politics many instances of politicians who left for a hunting party, or retired to their farms in order to avoid responsibility.Which character in Fever 1793 is used to compare this perspective?

A
Colette Ogilvie
B
Mattie's grandfather
C
Mr. Carris
D
Andrew Brown
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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 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.
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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 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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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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