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WorksheetsLittle Women Whole Book Review #1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
1.Which of the sisters have nicknames regularly used?
JO
Meg
Beth
Amy
Three of the four sisters do: Jo, Meg and Beth
Comparing the sisters, which two are the farthest apart on a feminine scale?
Meg and Jo
Meg and Amy
Beth and Jo
Jo and Amy
Beth and Meg
The girls each give a gift to their mother for Christmas. Which is NOT a correct gift pairing?
Meg – gloves
Jo – shoes
Beth – handkerchiefs
Amy – a painting
Both Beth and Amy's gifts
Why does Amy faint in an unbelievable fashion during the play?
She has never seen anyone faint.
She doesn’t want to be black and blue.
She is not gifted with dramatic power
All of the above
What does Marmee bring home with her, the first time we are introduced to her?
a small kitten in need of love from Beth
a letter from father
vegetables for supper
a fish from the fish market
Which of the following is NOT used to describe the room where the Hummel family lives?
broken windows
no fire in a poor, bare, miserable room
ragged bedclothes
shabby out-dated curtains
sick mother and wailing baby, and group of pale, hungry children cuddled
under one old quilt
What does the phrase “departed days of plenty” remind the reader?
Of the better summer weather
When Father was home and the family was complete
The March family had money in the past
When their grandparents were alive and lived close by
When their orchard was in full bloom and fruitful
What are the guesses from the girls as to who sent the lovely Christmas dinner?
Fairies
Santa Claus
Mother
Aunt March
All of the above
What is wrong with Jo’s dress that she will wear to the New Year’s Eve party?
It has a burn and tear in it.
It is too small, since she had grown so lengthy.
It is the wrong color for a New Year’s party.
It is the same as Meg’s, and she doesn’t want to match.
Nothing is wrong with the dress.
What does Jo suggest they do with the spoiled gloves?
That they ask Mother to buy them new ones.
That they ask Hannah to clean the spoiled ones the best she can
Jo will just go without gloves.
That they each wear one good one from Meg’s pair and crumple a
spoiled one up in their hand.
Jo doesn’t have a solution, Meg does.
How will the girls know what time to leave the New Year’s Eve party?
at 11pm
Hannah will come get them
Mother will come get them
They will use the new watch that Mother gave them
Hannah will come get them at 11 pm
When Mother asks the girls if they have nice pocket handkerchiefs, Jo says, “I do believe Marmee would ask that if we were all running away from an earthquake.” Which sister is most similar to Marmee?
Meg
Jo
Beth
Amy
None of the sisters, she is like Aunt March
Why doesn’t Jo go join the conversation about skating with the lads at the New Year’s Party?
She knows better.
Meg gave her a signal that it wasn’t allowed.
She doesn’t have anything to add to the conversation.
Jo isn’t good at ice skating since her accident.
None of that above
Why does Jo slip into the curtains at the party?
She sees Laurie coming up to talk to her.
She decides that is the best place to stay for the whole party to hide her
dress, since she hates wearing dresses.
A big red-headed youth approaches her and she fears he will ask her to
dance
Meg told her to hide, since she was embarrassing her too much.
She needs fresh air and decides to stay by the window.
Why doesn’t Laurie go by his real first name?
People said his name was too feminine.
He hated his name.
His father changed his name too many times before he ran off.
People called him Dora.
It is the same at his grandfathers and it became confusing.
What did NOT happen when Jo was going to get coffee for Meg after she hurt
her foot?
She accidently went into the china-closet
She accidently opened the door where Mr. Gardiner was drinking
She cried in the bathroom.
She spilt the coffee
She spoiled her dress
How did they end up getting a carriage ride home after the New Year’s Eve
party?
Laurie overheard Jo asking the hired waiter.
Hannah found one.
Mother sent for one to pick them up.
They just rode in the same one they came in.
None of the above
When did the two eldest girls decide to start working outside the home?
when they wanted fancier things in life
when Father lost his money helping his unfortunate friend
when they were old enough, all the sisters were expected to work
when they moved and were closer to town
when they were ready to marry
When could Jo read while at Aunt March’s house?
whenever she wanted
when Aunt March napped
when Aunt March had company
Whenever she wanted and when Aunt March had company
When Aunt March napped and when Aunt March had company
Jo loved reading at Aunt March’s home, but “Like all happiness, it did not last
long.” What usually stopped Jo’s reading time?
Aunt March calling, “Josy-phine! Josy-phine!”
a visitor for Aunt March
the annoying bird Polly
Aunt March’s nosy neighbor
None of the above
What is similar between the stories each girl and Mother shares during sewing time?
They are all very funny.
They are all very sad.
They all have an act of kindness.
They all have a lesson and feel-good ending.
They all are about Hannah’s goodness.
Why is Meg glad she doesn’t have any “wild brothers to do wicked things and disgrace the family”?
Laurie is a disgrace to his father, and that is why his father ran away
Mr. Laurence’s son is a disgrace
They hear stories of rude boys
Because of what happened in the King family
Because of a book that Jo is reading about boys disgracing their families
What was the “spell” that the lady in Mother’s story gives?
To help sick people get better
When you feel discontented, think over your blessings and be grateful
To help military men get back to their families
To help sisters get along when they are fighting
None of the above
The Laurence house was a stately stone mansion, plainly betokening every sort of comfort and luxury. As she was shoveling snow, what did Jo notice?
children frolicking on the lawn
a motherly face smiling at the window
many people going in and out
a boy looking out the window
All of the above
What does Laurie compare his room to while he is sick, when Jo throws the snowball up to get his attention?
“As dull as a tomb”
“As boring as a school teacher”
“As messy as a pig pen”
“As fancy as a castle”
“As quiet as a library”
