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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. Mr. and Mrs. Brooke have their first argument about what silly thing?
(a) what to have for dinner
(b) a jam incident
(c) a dress that Meg wants
(d) a newspaper article

2. Amy asks the family to do what about the party?
(a) Host another party next year.
(b) Invite the party guests to stay longer.
(c) Never speak of the party again.
(d) Ask the party guests to leave early because Amy is ill.

3. A rumor is circulating that Mrs. March wants to arrange a match between Laurie and who?
(a) Amy
(b) Jo
(c) Beth
(d) Meg

4. The girls create a secret society with what characters based on what?
(a) Pilgrim's Progress
(b) suggestions from Marmee
(c) The Pickwick Papers
(d) Jo's imagination

5. At dinnertime, Beth tells the family about seeing Mr. Laurence buy what at the market?
(a) a fish
(b) a bouquet of flowers
(c) a melon
(d) a watch

Short Answer Questions

1. To thank Mr. Laurence for being so kind, Beth makes him what?

2. Amy follows Jo and Laurie to the river and does what?

3. What happens to Jo's dress that causes her to be extra shy at the party?

4. When Meg gives birth to twins, they decide to name the boy what?

5. Jo receives a letter from Marmee praising her for what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the girls' feelings toward the role of women in society, and how do they show these feelings in chapter ten?

2. Describe how Amy's planned party for her art school friends goes in chapter twenty-three.

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

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

5. 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.

6. How does Jo's attitude in chapter twenty-six effect each of her visits?

7. How are Amy and Jo's roles viewed differently, as they go on social calls in chapter twenty-six?

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

9. When Laurie says that Jo will be the next to wed, how does Jo react and how does Laurie view her attitude?

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

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