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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. Meg gives birth to twins and the girl's name is what?

2. What does Jo now spend her time doing?

3. Amy asks the family to do what about the party?

4. What is the last name of the family that the girls give their Christmas breakfast to?

5. Of the following, who does not attend the picnic at Longmeadow?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how poverty plays a role in chapter two.

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

6. How does Amy's family react to her party plan in chapter twenty-three, both before and after the party?

7. Describe the ups and downs of Jo's writing experiences in chapter twenty-four.

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

9. How is the idea that leisure doesn't pay neatly illustrated by Marmee for all of the girls in chapter eleven?

10. Describe how Meg's personality changes in chapter twenty-two, as she is married.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Louisa May Alcott had somewhat nontraditional views of a woman's role in the late 1800s.

Part 1: Describe how Jo's attitude in the beginning of the book reflects those views.

Part 2: Explain how Jo's attitude grew and changed toward the end of the book.

Part 3: Describe how Marmee's hopes for her daughters reflects Alcott's nontraditional view. Were Marmee's hopes fulfilled?

Essay Topic 2

Do you feel that Amy should have married Fred Vaughn, not Laurie? Defend your choice using what you know about all three characters.

Essay Topic 3

Jo is the central character in the story. Her choices are essential to the plot. Choose one of the following scenarios and describe how you think the story might have ended up had Jo made that choice. Use elements from the existing plot to back up your assumptions.

1. Jo marries Laurie.

2. Jo never marries anyone.

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