I lifted my skirts and ran ahead of Grandfather. An
unnamed fear shot through me. My eyes filled with tears.
"No, this is too much," Grandfather called angrily.
"Sir," he shouted. "Take that away from my home. Off
with you now and take your cargo, or I should call the
constable."
The man turned back and looked at Grandfather, then
lifted the handles of the wheelbarrow and dumped the
woman on the street.
"Mother!" I screamed.
-Fever 1793,
Laurie Halse Anderson
Which two elements of history does this passage help
readers connect to?
having yellow fever
being a constable
living during the yellow fever epidemic
having a grandfather
knowing someone with yellow fever