Who's is the narrator of the story? What point of you is the author using?
The narrator says, "It was war" (2). Which war is she talking about?
What kind of family does Mattie's mother come from?
Polly is late. Where does Mattie think Polly is?
In 1793, Philadelphia was the capital of the country. The novel does not say this directly, but it is hinted at on page 4. What does the narrator say
that lets the reader know that it is the capital?
Mattie compares herself to Blanchard's balloon (pages 2 and 4). Why does she do this?
Mattie says, "...after the War for Independence ended in 1783 I was four years old" (7). How old is Mattie in this chapter?
What has happened to Mattie's father?
What is ironic about Mattie's mother's last name?
Who is Eliza?
Why is Eliza vital to the Cook household?
What made Philadelphia one of the best cities for freed slaves?
Mattie says on page 9, "They both supped sorry with a big spoon that's what Mother said." Who is she talking about (two names)? Explain this
quotation in your own words.
What has happened to Polly?
How has Mattie's mother changed since her father r's death?
Mattie's mother refuses to let her go to Polly's to deliver food or go to the funeral. Why? What is she afraid of ?
Mattie says, "Life was a battle...." (7). What type of figurative language is this?
What has Mattie's grandfather been his whole life?
Who did he serve under?
Who is King George and what does he repeat?
What is Mr. Carris's theory of what is causing the sickness?
What is usual about the currency in 1793?
What did Mother accidentally say when Mattie offered to put away the dishes?
What is Mattie's mother's name?
Where is Mother thinking of sending Mattie?
What was Grandfather's opinion of Polly?what word does he use that implies this opinion?
What does Mrs. Epler think is the cause of the fever? How can people, according to Mrs. Euler, avoid getting the fever?
Who does Mattie meet on the way back to the Market?
What are her feelings toward this person? Provide textual evidence from the novel to support your answer.
What does each raining of the bell represent?
Girls in 1793 would be shocked by girls' clothing today. What lines in the story provide that? Provide at least two examples of textual evidence
form the novel.
What visible signs of wealth are present in the Ogilvie mansion?
Jeannine behaves like a brat. What does she do to prove this. Provide textual evidence from the novel support your answer.
Jeannine is a snob and insults Mattie and her mother. Explain how.
What causes the argument at the end of the chapter?
What prevents the fight/argument from continuing?
Why is a "cannon blasted" in the front square? (page 54)
What does Eliza ask Mattie to owlet to "discourage the flies" ?
Review he list of the Mayor's orders on page 58. Which do you believe is the most helpful advice? Which one do you believe is the most useless
advice?
As Mattie and Grandfather return to the coffeehouse, they see a man with a cart. What is the man doing? Who is in the cart?
Mother of Matilda Cook,
mourning the loss of her
husband
Free slave, works as a
cook in the coffee house
Grandfather's parrot, won
in a game
Narrator of the story,
main protagonist
Coffee house server who
collapsed and died of
yellow fever
Where the Cook family
lives
Rumor of this disease
spreading by the river
Cook family cat that is
orange
Boy who Matilda crushes
on, mother does not
approve
Family owned business
built by Matilda's father
Matilda's family business
sparked when
A. President Washington moved two blocks away
B. They offered more food
C. They lowered their prices
Matilda's father is gone
because....
The atmosphere of the
Cook Coffee House is....
 Full of politicians, daily news, and gossip
 Somber and slow
 Happy women with children
Matilda's mother is eager
to have team with whom?
Why?