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Fever 1793-Discussion Preparation

Chapters 19
1. What happened at the beginning of the chapter when Mattie was
dreaming?

2. What do you think you would do if you were Mattie (when the two men
broke in to her house)? Would you be scared? Would you do what she did?

3. Why doesn’t Mattie tell them men that Grandfather is upstairs? (144)

4. How does Grandfather seem strong and heroic when he comes down the
stairs (144-145)?

5. How does Mattie protect and help her Grandfather? (145)

6. Mattie says she “struggled free of the bonds that held my hands together.”
We discussed in Chapters 1-4 that Matilda wanted to break free of the ropes
that held her. How does this statement relate to what we talked about? (146)

7. What happens to Grandfather on page 147?

8. “I held my breath and waited for the Earth to stop spinning. The sun
need not rise again. There was no reason for the rivers to flow. Birds would
never sing.” Why does Mattie utter these words? (147)

9. Why does Mattie compare herself to a baby girl who is just learning to
walk? (148)

10. Describe your mood at the end of Chapter 19.