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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. What does aunt Carrol send to the girls?

2. Mrs. March does not agree with Jo about what?

3. Laurie tells Amy that he is upset because of what?

4. What news do Laurie and Amy give everyone?

5. What does Jo name her two sons?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jo react to the news that Laurie and Amy are engaged.

2. How does Alcott show, through Jo's progression in the book, that women can have many roles in life?

3. Christmas is a primary focus, yet again. What does Laurie do for Christmas in chapter thirty-three?

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

5. What is Jo's reaction, in chapter thirty-seven, after Beth's death?

6. 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?

7. How does Jo handle the fact that Beth is dying?

8. How do Jo's rude actions in chapter twenty-six hurt Amy in chapter twenty-seven?

9. What does chapter thirty-two say about the changeable nature of life and death?

10. How do Amy and Laurie feel about the possibility of Jo marrying Professor Bhaer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shy, timid Beth's character may not seem as well developed as everyone else in the book, but she plays an integral role. How do you feel about her death and what it represented to the rest of the March girls, especially Jo?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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