Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
1 Who said this in the story? Mother, Jo, Meg, Amy, Mr Brooke, Laurie, Meg, Mr Laurence, Mother, Mr March.
a ‘I’m the man of the family now Father is
away.’ ................
b ‘Will you give them your breakfast as a
Christmas present?’ ................
c ‘So you’re not afraid of me, eh?’
................
d ‘You’ll never see your stupid book again.’
................
e ‘I’m a doll who does crazy things.’
................
f ‘Isn’t it better to have time for play and time for work?’ ................
g ‘I have no family, and not many friends.’
................
h ‘I don’t want anything to do with love.’
................
i ‘Here’s another Christmas present for the
March family.’ ................
j ‘I’ve discovered several things about you
young ladies today.’ ................
20 marks
2 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
a
The girls only bought
presents for Mother.
b
Aunt March sent the Christmas
supper.
c
Laurie’s parents were dead.
d
Meg enjoyed dressing up like
a doll at the Moffats’ party.
e
Everyone liked the meal that
Jo cooked.
f
Miss Kate was surprised that
Meg had a job.
g
While Mrs March was away,
Beth became ill.
h
Amy was sad to leave Aunt
March’s house.
i
Mr Brooke secretly wrote
letters to Meg.
j
Mr March came home on
Christmas Day.
20 marks
3 How did Jo get money for her father? Jo
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10 marks
4 Put the following events in the story in the right order. Number them 1–5.
a
He sent her a lovely little
piano.
b
Beth thanked the old man and
kissed him.
c
Beth went every day to play
the piano.
d
Mr Laurence invited the March
girls to use his piano.
e
She made some slippers for
the old man.
20 marks
5 Match a number from A with a letter from B to make complete sentences. B
A
1
Meg wanted curls round her
face ...
2
Meg hurt her ankle and
couldn’t walk ...
3
Laurie loved playing the
piano ...
4
Jo felt terrible ...
5
Jo thought that Beth was dead
...
B
a ... when Amy
fell through the ice.
b ... but Jo burnt
the ends of her hair.
c ... but she was
getting better.
d ... so Laurie
took her home in the carriage.
e ... but his
grandfather made him study hard.
10 marks
6 Imagine that you are Amy. Write about what happened when you went skating on the river. Amy，
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20 marks
Total
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Multiple-choice Test
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
Setting
Choose the best answer.
1 There
are _____ girls in the March family.
a
[ ] two b [
] three c [ ] four
d [ ] five
2 Mr
March is away _____.
a
[ ] on holiday b [
] on business c [ ] at the farm d [
] at the war
3 Mr
March lost his _____ when the girls were little.
a
[ ] dog b [
] leg c [ ] money
d [ ] son
4 The
March family are now _____.
a
[ ] rich b [
] poor c [ ] famous
d [ ] ashamed
5 Laurie
lives in the _____.
a
[ ]
6 Both
Meg and Jo have to go _____.
a
[ ] out to work b [
] to school c [ ] to hospital d
[ ] to dancing lessons
7 One
day Amy crashes through _____.
a
[ ] some trees in the forest b [
] some ice on the river
c
[ ] a window at home d [
] the roof next door
8 Jo
starts to write stories for the _____.
a
[ ] newspaper b [
] radio c [ ] family
d [ ] Laurences
9 Mrs
March goes to _____.
a
[ ] work in
10 Laurie
is going away to _____.
a
[ ] hospital b [
] the war c [ ]
20 marks
Characters
Choose the best answer.
11 _____
is the eldest March girl who is very pretty and likes fine things.
a
[ ] Meg b [
] Jo c [ ] Beth
d [ ] Amy
12 Laurie
becomes a friend of the March family; he lives with his _____.
a
[ ] aunt b [
] uncle c [ ] grandmother d [
] grandfather
13 _____
is the quietest girl who likes playing the piano and being by herself.
a
[ ] Meg b [
] Amy c [ ] Beth
d [ ] Jo
14 Jo
becomes _____ very quickly.
a
[ ] hungry b [
] tired c [ ] ill
d [ ] angry
15 _____
is the youngest of the March girls; she can sometimes be selfish.
a
[ ] Meg b [
] Jo c [ ] Amy
d [ ] Beth
16 Mr
Laurence is _____ to the March girls.
a
[ ] kind and generous b [
] mean and unfriendly
c
[ ] cold and distant d [
] violent and strange
17 Meg
hears some gossip at the _____ house.
a
[ ] Laurences’ b [
] Moffats’ c [ ]
18 John
Brooke is a _____ who wants to marry Meg.
a
[ ] teacher b [
] doctor c [ ] writer
d [ ] servant
19 Aunt
March is _____.
a
[ ] young and clever b [
] young and unhappy
c
[ ] old and cheerful d [
] old and miserable
20 At
the end, Mr March _____.
a
[ ] dies b [
] comes home c [ ] gets a lot of money d [
] goes to
20 marks
Dialogue
Who said or wrote this?
21 ‘It’s
so nice to go to parties and drive home in carriages. Other people live like
that all the time, and I wish we could. I wish we were rich.’
a
[ ] Meg b [
] Jo c [ ] Beth
d [ ] Amy
22 ‘I
have had many pairs of slippers but none which have pleased me so much as
yours.’
a
[ ] Mrs March b [
] Hannah c [ ] Laurie
d [ ] Mr Laurence
23 ‘You’ll
never see your stupid book again, because I burned it!’
a
[ ] Meg b [
] Beth c [ ] Amy
d [ ] Laurie
24 ‘Mother,
if she should die, it will be my fault. Oh, why can’t I be more like you?’
a
[ ] Meg b [
] Jo c [ ] Beth
d [ ] Amy
25 ‘I
want my daughters to be loved … I want them to marry well, but not to marry
rich men just because they are rich.’
a
[ ] Mrs March b [
] Mr March c [ ] Aunt March d [
] Mrs Moffat
26 ‘Oh,
Jo! Mrs Hummel’s baby is dead. It died in my arms before Mrs Hummel got home.’
a
[ ] Meg b [
] Beth c [ ] Aunt March d [
] Mrs March
27 ‘I
wanted to surprise you all, and the doctor let John Brooke bring me home.’
a
[ ] Beth b [
] Mr Laurence c [ ] Mrs March
d [ ] Mr March
28 ‘You
haven’t promised to marry him, have you, Meg? If you have, you won’t get one
bit of my money, do you hear?’
a
[ ] Mrs March b [
] Aunt March c [ ] Mr March
d [ ] Mr Laurence
29 ‘Oh,
Meg, I could hear your voices. Thank you for proving that you do love me a
little.’
a
[ ] Laurie b [
] Mr Laurence c [ ] John Brooke d [
] the doctor
30 ‘Nothing
will ever be the same again. I’ve lost my dearest friend.’
a
[ ] Jo
b [ ] Meg c [
] John Brooke d [ ] Laurie
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Vocabulary
Choose the best answer.
31 a
thing for a child to play with
a
[ ] trap b [
] toy c [ ] team
d [ ] test
32 when
something is very bad or wrong
a
[ ] warm b [
] wide c [ ] wicked
d [ ] willing
33 a
meal that you eat outside, away from your home
a
[ ] menu b [
] supper c [ ] toast
d [ ] picnic
34 to
talk about other people, often unkindly
a
[ ] gossip b [
] shout c [ ] speak
d [ ] promise
35 someone
who is paid to work in another person’s house
a
[ ] lady b [
] man c [ ] worker
d [ ] servant
36 a
story that you watch in the theatre or on television, or you listen to on the
radio
a
[ ] song b [
] novel c [ ] play
d [ ] piece
37 to
take care of somebody or something
a
[ ] look into b [
] look after c [ ] look for
d [ ] look up
38 a
boot with a long, sharp piece of metal under it
for
moving on ice
a
[ ] ski b [
] shoe c [ ] stick
d [ ] skate
39 to
say crossly that you do not like something
a
[ ] complain b [
] contain c [ ] command
d [ ] consider
40 to
become an adult a [ ] climb up
b [ ] live up c [
] grow up d [ ] move up
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Plot
Choose the best answer.
41 On
Christmas day, the March girls give their _____ to the poor Hummel children.
a
[ ] presents b [
] breakfast c [ ] piano
d [ ] money
42 When
Jo helps Meg to get ready for a party, she burns Meg’s _____.
a
[ ] hands b [
] shoes c [ ] hair
d [ ] dress
43 When
Jo first visits the Laurence house, Mr Laurence hears Jo _____.
a
[ ] playing the piano b [
] laughing c [ ] crying
d [ ] talking about him
44 John
Brooke falls in love with Meg and takes one of her _____.
a
[ ] gloves b [
] shoes c [ ] rings
d [ ] flowers
45 Jo sells her _____ to get money
for Father.
a
[ ] clothes b [
] books c [ ] hair
d [ ] necklace
46 Jo
is very happy when she finds _____ in the newspaper.
a
[ ] one of her mother’s stories b [
] one of
her
stories c [ ] a photo of herself d [
] a photo of Laurie
47 Beth
becomes very _____ when Mother is away.
a
[ ] rich b [
] afraid c [ ] wild
d [ ] ill
48 Laurie
secretly writes _____ and says it is from John Brooke.
a
[ ] a love story b [
] a love letter c [ ] a love poem d [
] an angry letter
49 _____
sends a telegram to Mother and asks her to come home.
a
[ ] Laurie b [
] Jo c [ ] Meg
d [ ] Amy
50 At
the end, the whole family are together again on _____.
a
[ ] Jo’s birthday b [
] Meg’s wedding day c [ ] Christmas Day d [
] New Year’s Day
20 marks Total
marks
Little Women
1 a Jo
b Mother
c Mr Laurence
d Amy
e Meg
f Mother
g Mr Brooke
h Meg
i Laurie
j Mr March
2 a T
b F
c T
d F
e F
f T
g T
h F
i F
j T
3 She sold her hair / cut off her hair and sold
it.
4 a 4
b 5
c 2
d 1
e 3
5 1 b
2 d
3 e
4 a
5 c
6 Students’ individual answers.
Little Women
Setting
1 c
2 d
3 c
4 b
5 c
6 a
7 b
8 a
9 b
10 d
Characters
11 a
12 d
13 c
14 d
15 c
16 a
17 b
18 a
19 d
20 b
Dialogue
21 a
22 d
23 c
24 b
25 a
26 b
27 d
28 b
29 c
30 a
Vocabulary
31 b
32 c
33 d
34 a
35 d
36 c
37 b
38 d
39 a
40 c
Plot
41 b
42 c
43 d
44 a
45 c
46 b
47 d
48 b
49 a
50 c