88 pages • 2 hours read
Laurie Halse AndersonA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Check questions are designed for in-class review on key plot points or for quick verbal or written assessments. Multiple Choice and Short Answer Quizzes create ideal summative assessments, and collectively function to convey a sense of the work’s tone and themes.
Reading Check
1. What is the main character’s name?
2. What does Matilda’s mother forbid her to do in Chapter 3?
3. Where does Matilda run into Nathaniel in Chapter 5?
4. Who suddenly collapses at the end of Chapter 7?
5. Who is the woman in the cart at the end of Chapter 8??
Multiple Choice
1. Why did Matilda’s mother’s family abandon her mother?
A) They disapproved of her marriage.
B) She converted to another religion.
C) She was the product of an extramarital affair.
D) They found her ambition and behavior improper.
2. What is the disease that threatens Philadelphia in Fever 1793?
A) the plague
B) yellow fever
C) malaria
D) scarlet fever
3. What does Matilda dislike about the Ogilvie family?
A) She thinks they are strange.
B) She thinks they are snobbish.
C) She thinks they are cruel.
D) She thinks they are dishonest.
4. Why does Matilda’s mother want to impress the Ogilvies?
A) She wants them to invest in the coffeeshop.
B) She wants them to use their influence with city officials on her behalf.
By Laurie Halse Anderson
Ashes
Ashes
Laurie Halse Anderson
Catalyst
Catalyst
Laurie Halse Anderson
Chains
Chains
Laurie Halse Anderson
Forge
Forge
Laurie Halse Anderson
Shout
Shout
Laurie Halse Anderson
Speak
Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson
The Impossible Knife of Memory
The Impossible Knife of Memory
Laurie Halse Anderson
Twisted
Twisted
Laurie Halse Anderson
Wintergirls
Wintergirls
Laurie Halse Anderson