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Little Women Whole Book Review #1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.Which of the sisters have nicknames regularly used?

a)

JO

b)

Meg

c)

Beth

d)

Amy

e)

Three of the four sisters do: Jo, Meg and Beth

2.

Comparing the sisters, which two are the farthest apart on a feminine scale?

a)

Meg and Jo

b)

Meg and Amy

c)

 Beth and Jo

d)

Jo and Amy

e)

Beth and Meg

3.

The girls each give a gift to their mother for Christmas. Which is NOT a correct gift pairing?

a)

Meg – gloves

b)

Jo – shoes

c)

Beth – handkerchiefs

d)

Amy – a painting

e)

Both Beth and Amy's gifts

4.

Why does Amy faint in an unbelievable fashion during the play?

a)

 She has never seen anyone faint.

b)

She doesn’t want to be black and blue.

c)

She is not gifted with dramatic power

d)

 All of the above

5.

What does Marmee bring home with her, the first time we are introduced to her?

a)

a small kitten in need of love from Beth

b)

a letter from father

c)

vegetables for supper

d)

a fish from the fish market

6.

Which of the following is NOT used to describe the room where the Hummel family lives?

a)

 broken windows

b)

 no fire in a poor, bare, miserable room

c)

ragged bedclothes

d)

shabby out-dated curtains

e)

 sick mother and wailing baby, and group of pale, hungry children cuddled

under one old quilt

7.

What does the phrase “departed days of plenty” remind the reader?

a)

 Of the better summer weather

b)

When Father was home and the family was complete

c)

The March family had money in the past

d)

When their grandparents were alive and lived close by

e)

When their orchard was in full bloom and fruitful

8.

What are the guesses from the girls as to who sent the lovely Christmas dinner?

a)

Fairies 

b)

Santa Claus

c)

Mother

d)

Aunt March

e)

All of the above

9.

What is wrong with Jo’s dress that she will wear to the New Year’s Eve party?

a)

 It has a burn and tear in it.

b)

It is too small, since she had grown so lengthy.

c)

 It is the wrong color for a New Year’s party.

d)

It is the same as Meg’s, and she doesn’t want to match.

e)

Nothing is wrong with the dress.

10.

What does Jo suggest they do with the spoiled gloves?

a)

That they ask Mother to buy them new ones.

b)

That they ask Hannah to clean the spoiled ones the best she can

c)

Jo will just go without gloves.

d)

That they each wear one good one from Meg’s pair and crumple a

spoiled one up in their hand.

e)

Jo doesn’t have a solution, Meg does.

11.

How will the girls know what time to leave the New Year’s Eve party?

a)

at 11pm

b)

Hannah will come get them

c)

 Mother will come get them

d)

They will use the new watch that Mother gave them

e)

 Hannah will come get them at 11 pm

12.

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?

a)

Meg

b)

Jo

c)

Beth

d)

Amy

e)

None of the sisters, she is like Aunt March

13.

Why doesn’t Jo go join the conversation about skating with the lads at the New Year’s Party?

a)

She knows better.

b)

Meg gave her a signal that it wasn’t allowed.

c)

She doesn’t have anything to add to the conversation.

d)

Jo isn’t good at ice skating since her accident.

e)

None of that above

14.

Why does Jo slip into the curtains at the party?

a)

She sees Laurie coming up to talk to her.

b)

She decides that is the best place to stay for the whole party to hide her

dress, since she hates wearing dresses.

c)

A big red-headed youth approaches her and she fears he will ask her to

dance

d)

Meg told her to hide, since she was embarrassing her too much.

e)

She needs fresh air and decides to stay by the window.

15.

Why doesn’t Laurie go by his real first name?

a)

People said his name was too feminine.

b)

He hated his name.

c)

His father changed his name too many times before he ran off.

d)

People called him Dora.

e)

It is the same at his grandfathers and it became confusing.

16.

What did NOT happen when Jo was going to get coffee for Meg after she hurt

 her foot?

a)

She accidently went into the china-closet

b)

She accidently opened the door where Mr. Gardiner was drinking

c)

 She cried in the bathroom.

d)

She spilt the coffee

e)

She spoiled her dress

17.

How did they end up getting a carriage ride home after the New Year’s Eve

party?

a)

Laurie overheard Jo asking the hired waiter.

b)

 Hannah found one.

c)

Mother sent for one to pick them up.

d)

They just rode in the same one they came in.

e)

 None of the above

18.

When did the two eldest girls decide to start working outside the home?

a)

when they wanted fancier things in life

b)

when Father lost his money helping his unfortunate friend

c)

 when they were old enough, all the sisters were expected to work

d)

 when they moved and were closer to town

e)

 when they were ready to marry

19.

When could Jo read while at Aunt March’s house?

a)

whenever she wanted

b)

when Aunt March napped

c)

when Aunt March had company

d)

Whenever she wanted and when Aunt March had company

e)

When Aunt March napped and when Aunt March had company

20.

Jo loved reading at Aunt March’s home, but “Like all happiness, it did not last

long.” What usually stopped Jo’s reading time?

a)

Aunt March calling, “Josy-phine! Josy-phine!”

b)

 a visitor for Aunt March

c)

the annoying bird Polly

d)

 Aunt March’s nosy neighbor

e)

None of the above

21.

What is similar between the stories each girl and Mother shares during sewing time?

a)

They are all very funny.

b)

They are all very sad.

c)

They all have an act of kindness.

d)

They all have a lesson and feel-good ending.

e)

They all are about Hannah’s goodness.

22.

Why is Meg glad she doesn’t have any “wild brothers to do wicked things and disgrace the family”?

a)

Laurie is a disgrace to his father, and that is why his father ran away

b)

Mr. Laurence’s son is a disgrace

c)

They hear stories of rude boys

d)

Because of what happened in the King family

e)

Because of a book that Jo is reading about boys disgracing their families

23.

What was the “spell” that the lady in Mother’s story gives?

a)

To help sick people get better

b)

 When you feel discontented, think over your blessings and be grateful 

c)

To help military men get back to their families

d)

To help sisters get along when they are fighting

e)

 None of the above

24.

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?

a)

children frolicking on the lawn

b)

a motherly face smiling at the window

c)

many people going in and out

d)

 a boy looking out the window

e)

All of the above

25.

What does Laurie compare his room to while he is sick, when Jo throws the snowball up to get his attention?

a)

“As dull as a tomb”

b)

 “As boring as a school teacher”

c)

“As messy as a pig pen”

d)

 “As fancy as a castle”

e)

“As quiet as a library”