Fever, 1793

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Mattie and her grandfather have been away from home for 5 days.
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The post office is open, so Mattie has no idea why her mom isn't getting her letters.
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How did Mattie feel about taking care of her mom when her mom fell sick?
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Mattie successfully caught a fish.
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irritable
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nonsense or empty talk
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The barn was clean, walls whitewashed, and the doors stood open to sunshine at bush hill.
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Mattie felt great when she was sick.
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Grandfather can't send a letter to the ludingtons because the post office is closed.
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Mrs. Flagg tells Mattie that grandfather had the yellow fever.
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The following sentence uses a simile: By the time the chestnut tree was in sight, they felt like tiny anvils weighing me down.
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Mattie and her grandfather decided to stay at bush hill instead of going back to the city.
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What do grandfather, the doctor, and Eliza decide to do with Mattie while her mom is sick?
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done or made with available materials
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Who is Dr. Kerr?
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Why do the horsemen stop the wagon Mattie and her grandfather are riding in to the ludingtons?
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calm and not easily upset
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When Mattie's mom gets sick, she tells Mattie to go away. Why?
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odiferous
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What is one thing grandfather says a soldier needs to fight?
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Mattie thinks everything is right in the world.
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robbers
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characterized by yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes
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cajoling
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Mattie has heard wonderful things about bush hill.
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pleasing to hear
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When grandfather gets sick, how do his role and Mattie's role reverse?
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Why does Mattie think her mom wanted sons?
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What happens to Mattie's grandfather and Mattie after the wagon is stopped?
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What does "peril" mean?
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Who writes a note and sends a package to Mattie?
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When Mattie wakes up from her fever, she wakes up at home.
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Who is Mr. Rowley?
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Once Mattie and her grandfather are let go, what plans does Mattie make?
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Grandfather agrees with the clerk that Mattie should go to the orphanage.
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Mattie uses her petticoat as a net to catch fish for her and grandfather.
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shriveled
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Mattie dreams she is in war because she has a fever and is delirious.
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Why does grandfather call himself an old fool?
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Mrs. Bowles thinks that Mattie cannot get sick again since she already had the fever.
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In chapter 9, Mattie stated that nothing went right that afternoon. What's one reason she gives for why?