Little Women Ch.A-24: Jo's Secret

One day, Jo went to the city to 

• run away.
• buy something for Meg.
• meet Laurie.
• try to sell her story to the newspaper.

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The man at the newspaper told Jo

• to go away and never come back.
• he would let her know if he liked her story.
• that her story was not any good.
• that he didn't have time to read her silly story.

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Who else did Jo meet in the city?

• Laurie
• Amy
• Mother 
• Father 

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Laurie also had a secret.  He told Jo that

• he loved her.
• he wanted to run away.
• her father was never coming back.
• John Booke was in love with Meg.

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Jo was not happy about Laurie's secret because

• she did not want Meg to ever leave their happy home.
• she was in love with John Brooke.
• she hated John Brooke.
• she hated Meg.

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Jo didn't say anything to Mother and the girls about her trip to the city because

• she was afraid they would get angry.
• she always stayed by herself.
• she wanted it to be a surprise.
• they would laugh at her.

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At the end of this story, we find out that 

• the newspaper building burned down.
• the newspaper didn't like Jo's story.
• the newspaper liked Jo's story.
• the newspaper sent back Jo's story.

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Jo wanted to sell her stories because

• she had nothing else to do.
• she was trying to help her family by making money.
• her mother told her to.
• no one believed in her.

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Another name for this story could be 

• "The Surprise."
• "Bad News."
• "Never to Write Again."
• "Meg Leaves Home."

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This story is mainly about

• Laurie following Jo.
• John Brooke.
• Jo selling one of her stories.
• the big story.

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