Worksheets"Not So Little Women
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which is most important to include in a summary of this Article?
Louisa May Alcott had plenty of writing inspiration because she lived next door to Ralph Waldo Emerson and had Henry David Thoreau as a
teacher.
Louisa May Alcott was a 19th century suffragist, abolitionist, and writer most known for her bestselling book Little Women.
Louisa May Alcott had plenty of writing inspiration because she lived next door to Ralph Waldo Emerson and had Henry David Thoreau as a
teacher.
Louisa May Alcott was a 19th century suffragist, abolitionist, and writer most known for her bestselling book Little Women.
Women in Massachusetts, where Louisa May Alcott lived, could only cast their ballots on issues relating to education and children.
Most women found financial support through marriage in the 19th century although Louisa May Alcott knew that didn't always work out.
The Article states:
Still, readers wanted more. So Alcott wrote two sequels because she knew they would be profitable and she never wanted her family to go hungry again.
Why did the author include this passage?
To criticize how Alcott gave in to pressure to write sequels to Little Women as a way to maintain her fans and her fame
To show that Alcott's feelings about writing changed after Little Women and led her to focus her efforts on women's voting rights
To emphasize that Alcott needed to write the Little Women series so that her books would continue to be published
To explain why Alcott continued to write the Little Women series even though she wasn't particularly interested in it
According to the Article, which of these happened before Alcott's first book was published?
This question asks about when events happened. It does not ask where in the Article the events are mentioned. Reread the Article for
clues, such as dates.
Alcott became the first woman registered voter in her hometown after Massachusetts passed a law allowing women to vote on certain issues.
Alcott reluctantly agreed to write Little Women and produced the novel in a relatively short amount of time.
Alcott's publisher bribed her with the promise of publishing her father's book if she would write a book that girls wanted to read.
Alcott's family experienced financial hardships, leading her to take on odd jobs to help support them as she practiced her writing.
Which is the closest synonym for the word prim?
intense
ignorant
dignified
magnificent
Which passage from the Article best supports the idea that Alcott was a successful woman outside of her writing?
The novel was originally published in two parts.... Before Good Wives came out, fans clamored for something Alcott did not want to give
them.
Alcott kept up the voting rights fight until she died in 1888, leaving behind a legacy as an abolitionist and women's rights advocate.
The Alcott family lived on bread and water, sometimes for weeks or more, and hunger sparked in young Louisa a determination to achieve
financial stability as an adult.
Alcott's first book hit the shelves when she was 22. From there, she published stories under several different names.
According to the Article, why did Alcott write her bestseller Little Women?
Alcott had writers like Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson in her life.
Alcott's fans wrote to her clamoring for more thrilling tales and showing up at her house.
Alcott could use a different name for publishing the books that girls would want to read.
Alcott's publisher bribed her with the promise that he would publish her father's book.
The Article states:
One publisher desperately wanted her to write a book for girls. Alcott wasn't interested. She refused more than once
before the publisher offered up a bribe.... Alcott gave in and reluctantly produced Little Women in just 10 weeks.
Which is the closest antonym for the word reluctantly?
enthusiastically
ferociously
favorably
intellectually
Suppose Maryam wants to find out about Louisa May Alcott's childhood. She would find most of her information __________.
in a biography of Louisa May Alcott
in Louisa May Alcott's book Little Women
in a bibliography of Alcott's works
in a book about suffragists
What is the central idea of the text "Not-So-Little Woman?
Louisa May Alcott was determined to make a better life for her family through her writing.
Louisa May Alcott felt education was her number one priority.
Louisa May Alcott wrote several books.
Louisa May Alcott did not want fame.
What is a synonym for the word timid as it is used in paragraph 16?
easily bruised
fearful
sad
outgoing
