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Quiz about Louisa May Alcotts Little Women

Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" Quiz

This quiz is about Louisa May Alcott's famous book "Little Women", which chronicles the lives of the four sisters March.

A multiple-choice quiz by riann328. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
riann328

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
100,403

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5087

Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (8/10), Guest 49 (8/10), Guest 27 (2/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The book begins with the four sisters March. Can you tell me how old they are at the BEGINNING of the book? Hint

Meg-16; Jo-15; Beth-14; Amy-13

Meg-17; Jo-15; Beth-13; Amy-11

Meg-17; Jo-16; Beth-14; Amy-12

Meg-16; Jo-15; Beth-13; Amy-12

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Question 2 of 10

2. At one point in the book, Jo meets the new neighbour boy- what is his first name? Hint

Frank

Laurence

Theodore

Fred

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Question 3 of 10

3. The book "Little Women" was originally a two-parter. What was the title of the second part? Hint

"Adult Women"

"Good Wives"

"Little Wives"

"Wives and Children"

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Question 4 of 10

4. Whom does Meg marry? Hint

Theodore Laurence

John Brooke

Ned Moffat

Frank Scott

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where does Jo go to work for a season and meet her future husband? Hint

Washington

Chicago

Boston

New York

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Question 6 of 10

6. Whom does Jo marry? Hint

Fritz Baer

Fritz Bhaer

Friedrich Bhaer

Friedrich Baer

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Question 7 of 10

7. How old is Beth when she dies? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. What are Meg's children named (their real names)? Hint

John and Sally

Jack and Daisy

John and Margaret

Margaret and Demi

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where do Laurie and Amy marry? Hint

Bern

Valrosa

Paris

Rome

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Question 10 of 10

10. Louisa May Alcott wrote two more books dealing with the Marches and Jo. Pick the correct ones. Hint

"Little Men" and "Jo's Boys"

"Jo's Boys" and "The Final March"

"Little Men" and "The Final March"

"Little Boys" and "Jo's Men"

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Oct 25 2024 : Guest 99: 8/10
Oct 21 2024 : Guest 49: 8/10
Oct 21 2024 : Guest 27: 2/10
Oct 20 2024 : Guest 203: 4/10
Oct 18 2024 : Guest 82: 10/10
Sep 27 2024 : Guest 71: 4/10
Sep 13 2024 : cms4613: 3/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The book begins with the four sisters March. Can you tell me how old they are at the BEGINNING of the book?

Answer: Meg-16; Jo-15; Beth-13; Amy-12

Meg is the oldest and works as a governess; Jo is a real tomboy and keeps her Aunt March company every day; Beth is very shy and stays at home studying and helping their mother; Amy is the youngest and wants very much to be rich and has a complex about the shape of her nose.

2. At one point in the book, Jo meets the new neighbour boy- what is his first name?

Answer: Theodore

His official name is Theodore Laurence, but everyone calls him Laurie. Later, Jo starts calling him Teddy.

3. The book "Little Women" was originally a two-parter. What was the title of the second part?

Answer: "Good Wives"

The book is now mostly published as just "Little Women", without giving Part Two the title "Good Wives".

4. Whom does Meg marry?

Answer: John Brooke

Meg marries Laurie's teacher in the beginning of Part Two. At the end of Part One they got engaged and a few years later, after he had served in the army and made a living for both of them, they married.

5. Where does Jo go to work for a season and meet her future husband?

Answer: New York

She goes to work at a boarding house as a governess to children of a friend of her mother.

6. Whom does Jo marry?

Answer: Friedrich Bhaer

She marries Professor Friedrich Bhaer, a German twice her age.

7. How old is Beth when she dies?

Answer: 19

She dies at the age of nineteen after two years of slow deterioration from scarlet fever.

8. What are Meg's children named (their real names)?

Answer: John and Margaret

The children were officially named Margaret and John (Demijohn then being a nickname), but were always called Daisy and Demi as to not confuse them with their parents.

9. Where do Laurie and Amy marry?

Answer: Paris

They marry at the American consul in Paris and have a honeymoon in Valrosa.

10. Louisa May Alcott wrote two more books dealing with the Marches and Jo. Pick the correct ones.

Answer: "Little Men" and "Jo's Boys"

"Little Men" deals with Jo and Friedrich and their school for little boys in Plumfield House, which was left to Jo by Aunt March. "Jo's Boys" is set ten years after "Little Men", and chronicles what happens with all the children of the four sisters March after Plumfield has been shut down and is used as a plain house and Laurence College has been founded with the legacy of Mr. Laurence.

Source: Author riann328

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