Fever 1793 Exam Preparation Notes

Fever 1793 Jeopardy Notes

Category 1 - Characters and Families

  • Mattie’s Mother:

  • Name: Lucille Cook

  • Mattie’s Father:

  • Fate: Died of a broken neck after falling off a ladder

  • Cook Family Business:

  • Type: Coffeehouse

  • Grandfather's Name:

  • Real Name: William Farnsworth Cook

  • Grandfather’s Military Service:

  • Regiment: 5th regiment

  • General: George Washington

Category 2 - Relationships and Community

  • Mattie’s Crush:

  • Name: Nathaniel Benson

  • Young Blacksmith:

  • Name: Matthew

  • Benefactor After the Fever:

  • Who: Mrs. Epler

  • Doctor’s Belief on Fever Treatment:

  • Name: Dr. Benjamin Rush

  • Belief: Draining blood from victims

  • Grandfather’s Friend, the Printer:

  • Name: Mr. Brown

Category 3 - Quotes from Characters

  • Quote on Work Ethics:

  • “Polly's late and there's work to be done” - Mother

  • Quote on Dinning:

  • “We’ve had the French ambassador here to dine any number of times.” - Mrs. Pernilla Ogilvie

  • Quote on Eating Advice:

  • “Your stomach will feel better if you don’t talk about food” - Mattie Cook

  • Daily Double Quote:

  • “You can only climb one mountain at a time.” - Eliza

  • Quote on Epidemics:

  • “Even a few hundred isn't enough to call it an epidemic?” - Grandfather

Category 4 - Nurses and Deaths

  • Caring Nurse:

  • Name: Mrs. Flagg

  • First Death from Yellow Fever:

  • Name: Polly Logan

  • First Hot-Air Balloon Pilot:

  • Name: Jean-Pierre Blanchard

  • Tea Incident:

  • Who Moved Cake Tray: Jeannine Ogilvie

  • Engaged Before Leaving:

  • Name: Roger Garthing; Engaged to Colette before she left him for a French tutor.

Category 5 - Locations

  • Setting of the Novel:

  • Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Hospital Where They Ended Up:

  • Name: Bush Hill

  • Nathaniel Benson's Workplace:

  • Location: The Peale house

  • Coffeehouse Street Address:

  • Street: High Street

  • Location Where Mattie Found Nell:

  • Location: Open doorway of an abandoned house

Final Jeopardy

  • Name of the Prison:
  • Name: Walnut Street Prison
  • Notable Event: Blanchard flew his yellow balloon here.