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1. Jo March visits the publishing offices of "The Weekly Volcano" in the Fall of 1868 to sell a story she wrote. Her editor, Mr. Dashwood, complains that her story is too long, but accepts an edited version for publication and agrees to consider future submissions. What advice does he give her about the fate of any main female character by the end of a story?
2. Amy follows Aunt March to Paris, where she studies painting and French. She runs into a melancholy Laurie, who spends his time drinking and gambling and is a far cry from the exuberant boy that they met seven years earlier. Why is Laurie sulking?
3. Jo's boarding house in New York is populated by intellectuals and Europeans, like the accomplished professor, Friedrich Bhaer. Whose collected works does Friedrich gift to Jo after he notices her enjoying a theater performance of one of the author's plays?
4. Of all her sisters, Jo has the most contentious relationship with Amy, which isn't helped when Amy burns Jo's novel one night to get back at her for excluding her from an outing. Jo is furious and refuses to forgive her. What happens next that makes Jo have a change of heart?
5. Laurie visits Amy in her art studio in Paris to apologize for his behavior at the New Year's Eve ball, and ends up teasing her about possibly getting engaged to Fred Vaughn. What description does Amy ascribe to marriage, especially as it applies to women?
6. Jo leaves New York and returns to Massachusetts to look after Beth, taking her to the sea to "get her strong". When Jo is reading to her on the beach, what does Beth ask Jo to promise her?
7. Jo rejects Laurie, saying that she will never marry, but subsequently confides in Marmee that she may have been too hasty when she turned him down, and that she would accept his proposal if he asked again. What does Jo say when Marmee asks if she loves him?
8. Amy returns from Europe in mourning for Beth, but with a happy surprise. What is it?
9. Jo begins writing a novel inspired by her own life, and sends the first few chapters to Mr. Dashwood. He writes back to her to say that the chapters aren't very promising and asks for "more stories of the scandalous variety", but eventually changes his mind. Who convinces him to publish her novel?
10. In a brilliant bit of meta-filmmaking, the movie ends with Jo negotiating the publication of "Little Women" with Mr. Dashwood, who convinces her to change the ending, leaving the audience unsure of how much they have seen is real or fiction. What ending does Mr. Dashwood want?
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