PART ONE: CHAPTER FIFTEEN - A Telegram Quiz — Little Women

What news does the telegram deliver to the March family?

• Mr. March has been promoted in the army
• Mr. March is very ill and Mrs. March must come at once
• Mr. March is coming home for the holidays
• Mr. March has been injured in battle

How does Jo raise twenty-five dollars for her father?

• She borrows it from Aunt March
• She sells her stories to a newspaper
• She sells her long hair to a barber
• She takes it from her savings

Who volunteers to escort Mrs. March to Washington?

• Laurie
• Mr. Laurence
• Mr. Brooke
• Hannah

Who is the first person to recover from the shock of the telegram and begin working?

• Mrs. March
• Jo
• Meg
• Hannah

What does Mrs. March do with Aunt March's letter?

• She reads it aloud to the girls
• She puts the money in her purse and burns the note
• She saves it in her desk
• She sends a reply thanking her aunt

What is Meg thinking about as she tries to fall asleep at the end of the chapter?

• Her father's illness
• Jo's sacrifice of her hair
• Handsome faces and brown eyes
• Her mother's journey to Washington

What comfort does Mr. Laurence provide during the crisis?

• He offers money for the journey
• He brings supplies for the invalid and promises to protect the girls
• He arranges a private carriage to Washington
• He writes to the hospital on Mrs. March's behalf

What image closes Chapter 15?

• The sisters holding hands around the table
• Jo looking at her cropped hair in a mirror
• Moonlight breaking through clouds as Mrs. March watches over her daughters
• The family singing a hymn together

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does the word "panacea" mean as used in the sentence: "with her, work was panacea for most afflictions"?

• A type of punishment
• A remedy or cure for all difficulties
• A temporary distraction
• A religious practice

What does "benignant" mean in the phrase "shone upon her like a bright, benignant face"?

• Fearsome and powerful
• Pale and ghostly
• Kindly and gracious
• Distant and cold

In the sentence "Jo groaned and leaned both elbows on the table in a despondent attitude," what does "despondent" mean?

• Angry and rebellious
• Cheerful and carefree
• In low spirits; feeling hopeless
• Deep in thought