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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. Jo goes to the Laurence house and does what unusual thing to get Laurie to let her in?
2. Laurie tells Jo that one of his college friends is smitten with whom?
3. Laurie and Jo go to a nearby river to do what?
4. A rumor is circulating that Mrs. March wants to arrange a match between Laurie and who?
5. Amy follows Jo and Laurie to the river and does what?
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. 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. How are Amy and Jo's roles viewed differently, as they go on social calls in chapter twenty-six?
5. How, in chapter six, do the girls' attitudes toward their neighbors grow and adapt?
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. Describe how Amy's planned party for her art school friends goes in chapter twenty-three.
8. Describe Meg's attitude, in chapter eighteen, when she finds out that Laurie sent a letter to her as a prank.
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 the men at the picnic in chapter eleven, Fred Vaughn, Laurie, and Mr. Brooke, reveal their true feelings and their character to the girls.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Do you feel that Louisa May Alcott made the right choice by not having Jo and Laurie marry at the end of the book? Use examples from interactions between Jo and Laurie, as well as between Jo and Professor Bhaer, to back up your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
Do you agree with the overall way Jo led her life throughout the book? Explain why you agree or disagree with her nontraditional views and choices.
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