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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 Laurie hears that Beth has died, he does what?
(a) writes a letter to Marmee
(b) travels to be with Jo
(c) writes a letter to Jo
(d) travels to be with Amy

2. What does aunt Carrol send to the girls?
(a) dresses
(b) books
(c) a cake
(d) a letter

3. The professor and Jo meet for walks for how long?
(a) two weeks
(b) a year
(c) six months
(d) six weeks

4. When does Beth finally die?
(a) on Thanksgiving Day
(b) in the night
(c) at dawn
(d) at Christmas

5. Laurie and Amy decide what about each other?
(a) They love each other.
(b) They don't get along with others.
(c) They hate each other.
(d) They should just be friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jo is distraught when Professor Bhaer does what?

2. When Jo prepares to return home, Professor Bhaer gives her what gift?

3. Laurie visits Amy where?

4. Laurie extends his stay in Nice with whom?

5. Jo refuses to do what until Beth dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does Beth reveal to Jo at the seashore and what does it say about Beth's mental state?

2. How does Professor Bhaer effect Jo's character and her choices in chapter thirty?

3. What does the entire book say about wealth?

4. Contrast Professor Bhaer with Laurie. What could possibly draw Jo to one over the other?

5. Describe why Amy, rather than Jo, is selected to go abroad with Aunt Carrol, and how Jo feels about the decision.

6. How does Laurie and Amy's Christmas spent together in France affect the major plot line of Jo's relationship with Laurie?

7. Who arrives, in chapter thirty-eight, besides Laurie, Amy, and Mr. Laurence, and why does that person come?

8. How, in chapter thirty-four, does Amy help Laurie to see himself for who he is and who he used to be and change accordingly?

9. How do Laurie and Amy react to the news of Beth's death, and how do their reactions alter the main story?

10. During her talk with Laurie about their relationship, how is Jo's independence once again expressed with relation to the normal role of women in society in that era?

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