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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the girls pay their visit to Aunt March, who else is present?
(a) Aunt Beatrice
(b) Aunt Abigail
(c) Aunt Carrol
(d) Aunt Lucy

2. Amy gets punished for bringing what to school?
(a) chocolates
(b) strawberries
(c) limes
(d) grapes

3. Marmee tells a tale at dinner about meeting a man who had four sons in the war, but two of them did what?
(a) got sick
(b) got seriously injured
(c) died
(d) came home safe

4. The March girls' names are Meg, Beth, Amy, and what?
(a) Josephine
(b) Marmee
(c) Laurie
(d) Sarah

5. How many stories does Jo tell Laurie she's submitted for publication?
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 3

Short Answer Questions

1. The March's receive a telegram saying what?

2. How is Amy punished at school?

3. Who arrives and surprises the girls?

4. Mr. and Mrs. Brooke have their first argument about what silly thing?

5. To get even with Jo for not letting her go to a play, Amy does what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the men at the picnic in chapter eleven, Fred Vaughn, Laurie, and Mr. Brooke, reveal their true feelings and their character to the girls.

2. Describe the differences between each of the March girls.

3. How does financial and social status affect Jo in chapter five when she sees Laurie again?

4. How, in chapter six, do the girls' attitudes toward their neighbors grow and adapt?

5. How does Jo cutting her hair in chapter fourteen affect the family, and what does it symbolize in the broader scheme of things?

6. How is the Christmas celebration in chapter nineteen different from Christmas a year before?

7. How does Jo react to Mr. Brooke taking an interest in Meg?

8. Describe Jo's attitude in chapter three and how it defies conventional thinking in that era.

9. What major event happens to Meg and John after they have been married for a year and how does everyone handle it?

10. How is the idea that leisure doesn't pay neatly illustrated by Marmee for all of the girls in chapter eleven?

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