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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. Jo does what to raise money for a trip?
(a) gets a housekeeping job
(b) sells her hair
(c) gets a job as a cook
(d) sells eggs
2. Amy gets punished for bringing what to school?
(a) grapes
(b) limes
(c) strawberries
(d) chocolates
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) died
(b) got seriously injured
(c) got sick
(d) came home safe
4. To thank Mr. Laurence for being so kind, Beth makes him what?
(a) slippers
(b) cookies
(c) a cake
(d) a blanket
5. How many guests arrive for Amy's party?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 1
Short Answer Questions
1. What happens to Jo's dress that causes her to be extra shy at the party?
2. Laurie does what during one of the girl's club meetings?
3. How long has passed since the last time we saw the March girls?
4. How many social calls do the girls go on?
5. What is the last name of the family that the girls give their Christmas breakfast to?
Short Essay Questions
1. Alcott only wrote Little Women at her publisher's suggestion. She preferred to write more adult novels. Describe the similarity between her feelings and those of Jo and her family in the book.
2. Describe the ups and downs of Jo's writing experiences in chapter twenty-four.
3. Describe how poverty plays a role in chapter two.
4. How is the idea that leisure doesn't pay neatly illustrated by Marmee for all of the girls in chapter eleven?
5. Describe some of the ways the girls keep busy in chapter four, now that the Christmas holidays have ended.
6. Describe the differences between each of the March girls.
7. How does Meg show, in chapter twenty, that, even though much of the book goes against the tradition of the times, traditional choices are still alright for some?
8. How does Jo's attitude in chapter twenty-six effect each of her visits?
9. How does Marmee's attitude about Meg and Mr. Brooke and her children growing up in general illustrate Alcott's progressive views on the position of women in the late 1800s?
10. How does Amy's family react to her party plan in chapter twenty-three, both before and after the party?
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