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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. To get even with Jo for not letting her go to a play, Amy does what?
2. Laurie starts what in the garden?
3. Why does Amy want to wear a ring?
4. Who do the girls decide to allow in the club?
5. Who are the least enthusiastic about Amy's party?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the ups and downs of Jo's writing experiences in chapter twenty-four.
2. Describe how Meg's personality changes in chapter twenty-two, as she is married.
3. How does Jo cutting her hair in chapter fourteen affect the family, and what does it symbolize in the broader scheme of things?
4. How, in chapter six, do the girls' attitudes toward their neighbors grow and adapt?
5. How does Amy's family react to her party plan in chapter twenty-three, both before and after the party?
6. 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?
7. How does Jo react to Mr. Brooke taking an interest in Meg?
8. 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.
9. As we return to Dovecote, how are Meg and John getting along in chapter twenty-five?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Explain how helping others is a central theme of the book. Cite examples of how the girls help each other, how the Laurence's help them, or how they each help other people outside the family.
Essay Topic 3
Describe how each of the four March girls are different from each other. Cite examples from how they interact with each other, Marmee, and those they are courting throughout the book. Also, use examples of things said by, to, or about them.
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