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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Marmee tells a tale at dinner about meeting a man who had four sons in the war, but two of them did what?
2. In chapter twenty-four, Jo devotes herself to doing what?
3. Mr. Laurence gives Beth a gift that originally belonged to whom?
4. Jo tells her aunts that she is against what?
5. Amy follows Jo and Laurie to the river and does what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Jo's attitude in chapter three and how it defies conventional thinking in that era.
2. Describe the differences between each of the March girls.
3. Explain how Marmee's hope, in chapter nine, that her children will be happy, whether married or single, reflects the changing times when Alcott was writing the book in the 1860s.
4. Describe how both Amy and Jo are used to teach a lesson about anger and revenge in chapter eight.
5. How does Jo's attitude in chapter twenty-six effect each of her visits?
6. Describe Meg's attitude, in chapter eighteen, when she finds out that Laurie sent a letter to her as a prank.
7. How does financial and social status affect Jo in chapter five when she sees Laurie again?
8. When Laurie says that Jo will be the next to wed, how does Jo react and how does Laurie view her attitude?
9. How does Alcott illustrate that "pride goes before a fall" and that popularity is not necessarily a good thing in chapter seven, using Amy as an example.
10. Describe how Amy's planned party for her art school friends goes in chapter twenty-three.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Mr. March, although absent in much of the earlier portion of the book, is very important to the girls. In his absence, the presence of Mr. Laurence next door is comforting. How does Mr. Laurence influence the girls' lives?
Essay Topic 2
Marmee, the mother, is a major figure the girls look up to throughout the book. Later on, the three surviving girls all become mothers themselves. Based on your opinions of the way each girl acted in the book, choose one of the following and describe why you think she made the best mother.
1. Jo
2. Amy
3. Meg
Essay Topic 3
Marmee is a key force in the girls' lives, especially during the war, in part I of the book. Describe how Marmee influences the girls' choices through the years, both when she is present and when she is absent.
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