Little Women Quizzes

Little Women Quiz 1

By Elizabeth K. Panarelli · Edited by Bella Wang · Last reviewed November 30, 2010

1 Which of the sisters likes to draw and is called “little Raphael?”

Meg

Jo

Beth

Amy
2 When Meg and Jo go to Mrs. Gardiner's New Year's Ball, they have to share which item, because Jo spoiled hers?

Meg's handkerchief

Meg's umbrella

Meg's winter coat

Meg's gloves
3 When Jo tries to curl Meg's hair for the New Year's party, instead she does what?

Flattens it

Frizzes it

Burns it off

Dyes it
4 Who eats the March family's Christmas breakfast?

The Hummels, a nearby German family

Slaves on the underground railroad

Soldiers at the hospital on Boston

Hannah's family
5 What is the March family tradition before going to bed?

Singing together

Saying the Lord's Prayer

Taking cold baths

Reading from The Bible
6 Amy gets in trouble at school for having which items in her desk?

Pickled limes

Kittens

Answer sheets to quizzes

Drawings of Mr. Davis
7 What is Laurie's first name?

Robert

John

Theodore

Laurence
8 Whom does Beth remind Mr. Laurence of?

His granddaughter

His mother

His sister

His daughter-in-law, an Italian musician
9 Why is the March family poor?

They spend all their money on books

Mr. March lost his property helping a friend

Mr. March gambled too much and lost

They have no sons to help earn money
10 What does Aunt March call Jo, to Jo's dismay?

Miss March

Josy-phine

Girl

Joanna
11 How does Jo win a prize of $100?

Growing the largest squash in town

Writing a story about an earthquake in Lisbon

Acting in a play

Saving a wealthy boy from drowning
12 Why does Aunt Carrol invite Amy to Europe, instead of Jo?

Jo offended Aunt Carrol while calling on Aunt March

Amy begged Aunt Carrol to take her

Jo is ill at the time

Aunt Carrol doesn't like Jo's writings
13 For Christmas, all the sisters decide to give presents to whom?

Marmee

The Soldiers' Aid Society

Themselves

The Hummels
14 How does Amy remind herself not to be selfish after Beth gets sick?

Wearing a turquoise ring

Praying with a rosary

Singing Beth's favorite hymn

Cutting her hair
15 Why doesn't Jo marry Laurie?

She thinks he loves Beth

They are both too strong-willed

She is uncomfortable with his wealth

Laurie never asks her
16 Why did Laurie's father run away?

He married an Italian musician

He lost his money gambling and was ashamed

He hated the family business

To join the war
17 What game do the girls play during the year their Father is gone?

Pilgrim's Progress

Authors

Cricket

Rig-marole
18 What great character flaw does Marmee reveal to Jo she has also struggled with?

A fiery temper

Vanity

Shyness

Laziness
19 How does Beth thank Mr. Laurence for letting her play his piano?

She composes a song for him

She makes him blancmange

She makes him a pair of slippers

She writes him a letter
20 How does Amy punish Jo for not letting her come to the theater?

She throws away Jo's skates

She hides a rat in Jo's bed

She burns Jo's book manuscript

She empties out Jo's clothes dresser
21 What happens when Laurie sees Meg dressed up in style at the Moffats' party?

He becomes shy and hides from her

He tells her he doesn't like how she looks

He runs to get her a glass of champagne

He falls in love with her
22 As thanks for his acceptance into the Pickwick Club, what gift does Laurie present?

A piano

New copies of all of Dickens's books

A post office between their houses

Each of their favorite flowers
23 Who inspires Meg to declare her love for John Brooke?

Laurie

Her Father

Ned Moffat

Aunt March
24 Before John and Meg can marry, what duty must John fulfill?

Caring for his ailing mother

Fighting in the Union Army

Paying off his debt to Mr. Laurence

Tutoring Laurie until he finishes college
25 Who is the narrator of the book?

Jo

Mr. March

Louisa May Alcott

Mrs. March

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