Figurative Language

In her attempt to help both Prudence and Hannah, Kit sometimes disobeys community and family rules.  Do you think she is a good friend? Why or why not?

What methods does Kit use as a teacher-in the schoolroom and with Prudence? How do various people in the community react to her methods?

How do Matthew Wood, Reverend Gershom, and William Ashby feel about King James?  What do the men’s views suggest about the Wethersfield community?

Explain how and why Kit Tyler comes to be in Wethersfield, Connecticut.  What is her reaction to Connecticut and the people??

What was the Free African Society? What did it hope to accomplish during the epidemic?

Did you enjoy the novel? why or why not?

During the story, the people of Philadelphia face many dangers, including the risks of disease, starvation, robbery, and assault.  Describe a dramatic incident in which Matilda faces one of these dangers and point out personal qualities that help her survive.

Mattie wonders what is wrong with the world when no one will help them because they fear they have the fever (p. 93). Should people risk their own health and that of their families to help people they don’t know? Or is it better to protect those you love and not worry about people you don’t know? Why? 

At the time , no one really knew the true cause of the yellow fever epidemic.  What are some of the possible causes suggested by various townspeople and doctors?

Please write a sentence for each type of figurative language-simile, metaphor, alliteration, hyperbole, personification, imagery, idiom, and onomatopoeia and sign your name after your done.