FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT THOMAS EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT THOMAS EXAM

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-Guarantee passing score -28 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: matilda mentions blanchards "giant yellow balloon" Blanchard was an actual person known for the event to which matilda is referring. look at the appendix in the back of the novel and read about Blanchard. for what is he famous

Answer:

Blanchard is famous for the first hot air balloon flown in the us. it was launched from walnut street jail in 1793

Question 2: why does mrs cook not allow mattie to bring poll's family food

Answer:

mrs cook doesn't want mattie to bring food because she doesn't want mattie to get sick

Question 3: why does Mrs. epler , the egg vendor, believe people are dying

Answer:

Mrs. Epler believes that people are getting sick because they don't go to the church and god is punishing them

Question 4: what new responsibilities does Pollys death place on Mattie

Answer:

wash up, sweep the floors dust the tables, put things in the proper place Question 5: mattie says to her mother, "why are you so horrid"? do you think mrs. cook is being horrid?

Answer:

No she doesn't want Mattie to attend the funeral for Polly because she is afraid of polly getting sick

Question 6: where is matildas father

Answer:

he is dead. he fell off a ladder and broke his neck 2 years ago

Question 7: who is the "Mr. Jefferson" that the men are arguing about

Answer:

Secretary of state Question 8: under which famous political figure did Mattie's grandfather serve? what was grandfathers profession

Answer:

Matties grandfather captain cook was a soldier who served under George Washington during the revolutionary war

Question 9: how do the Ogilvie girls differ from Matilda? give two differences

Answer:

The Ogilvie girls make fun of Matilda and what she wears and Matilda compliments people. Mattie is independent and not just looking for a husband. the girls are snobby and rude. they look down on Mattie. collette has been engaged to a lord

Question 10: with whom does Mattie converse at the end of the chapter 5

Answer:

Nathaniel benson. when she first sees him at the market "my stomach flipped over like an egg in a skillet" she was nervous because she liked him. "he smiled and I got a chill". "His hair was a beautiful chestnut color

Question 11: what do the men in the coffeehouse say that they need to find for mattie

Answer:

they need to find her a husband

Question 12: according to matilda, what is ironic about her last name

Answer:

Matilda finds her last name to be ironic because it is Cook, and yet and yet her mother " can't prepare a meal fit for a pig" Question 13: what is the purpose of Matties moms questions and conversation with the Ogilvies

Answer:

Matties Mom keeps on asking questions because Matties Mom wants to find Mattie a husband. she is trying to inquire Question 14: what are 3 of the theories the men believe might be the cause of the fever

Answer:

bad coffee, the refugees, filth, smells/miasma or the river

Question 15: who is polly and what happens to her

Answer:

Polly is a servant who worked at the coffeehouse. she was also a friend to Mattie. She died of the yellow fever. Her beaus name is Matthew.

Question 16: matilda and her mother own what type of business

Answer:

coffee house "cook coffeehouse"

Question 17: How do the Ogilvie daughters treat Mattie

Answer:

Jeannin was being obnoxious, she sticks her tongue out and when matilda tries to get a cake, Jeannine grabbed the cakes and put them even farther so Matilda wont get it. they look down upon mattie and her mother and treat them with disdain.

Question 18: from what point of view is the story told

Answer:

1st person point of view Question 19: how many people have died in the city within the first week of the fever

Answer:

in the first week of the fever, 64 people have died in the first week

Question 20: identify at least one way that history is embedded in chapter 1

Answer:

history is embedded because there was sickness and yellow fever in 1793 Question 21: mattie says,"they made our strongbox grow delightfully heavy" what does that mean and what has caused it to happen?

Answer:

business at the coffeehouse has increased because it is far away from the river. therefore strongbox heavy refers to making a lot of money.Question 22: "i vowed to do that one day, slip free from the ropes that held me" what is meant by that phrase and why does Matilda say it? what literary technique is being used

Answer:

In these lines, Matilda hopes that she too will one day fly away from her troubles just like the balloon.Matilda feels that she has invisible ropes holding her back. she hopes that one day she can slip out of them. This is a metaphor

Question 23: what happens to collette

Answer:

collette faints and collapses. she felt hot and matties mother thinks she has the fever

Question 24: when and where does the story take place

Answer:

the story takes place in august in Philadelphia 1793