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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. The girls and their families celebrate which of Mrs. March's birthdays?

2. Who else arrives as the March family celebrate?

3. Laurie seems to have lost his sense of what?

4. Jo longs to have money and power so she can do what?

5. What does the note that Jo finds say?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beth's death, in chapter thirty-five, affect the rest of the family?

2. How does Professor Bhaer effect Jo's character and her choices in chapter thirty?

3. Who arrives, in chapter thirty-eight, besides Laurie, Amy, and Mr. Laurence, and why does that person come?

4. How does Laurie and Amy's Christmas spent together in France affect the major plot line of Jo's relationship with Laurie?

5. What secret does Beth reveal to Jo at the seashore and what does it say about Beth's mental state?

6. Describe the significance of Christmas to Jo and the professor in chapter twenty-nine

7. During her talk with Laurie about their relationship, how is Jo's independence once again expressed with relation to the normal role of women in society in that era?

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

9. Describe how the romance between Jo and the professor finally blossoms.

10. When Beth gets increasingly depressed and upset, how does Jo plan to raise Beth's spirits in chapter twenty-eight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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