PART ONE: CHAPTER ONE - Playing Pilgrims Quiz — Little Women

Why does Mrs. March propose the family skip Christmas presents this year?

• The girls have been badly behaved
• It will be a hard winter and money should not be spent on pleasure while soldiers suffer
• Mr. March has forbidden gift-giving in his letter
• The family has already bought too many things

What does each March sister initially plan to spend her dollar on?

• Jo: a book; Meg: fabric; Beth: piano strings; Amy: paints
• Jo: Undine and Sintram; Meg: gloves; Beth: music; Amy: drawing pencils
• Jo: army shoes; Meg: gloves; Beth: handkerchiefs; Amy: cologne
• Jo: a notebook; Meg: a dress; Beth: sheet music; Amy: a drawing set

What inspires the sisters to buy Christmas gifts for Marmee instead of for themselves?

• Mrs. March asks them directly
• Mr. March’s letter instructs them to do so
• They notice Marmee’s worn-out slippers warming by the fire
• Hannah the housekeeper suggests it

Why is Mr. March away from home?

• He is traveling for business
• He is serving as a chaplain in the Civil War
• He is visiting relatives in another state
• He is recovering from an illness at a hospital

What childhood game does Mrs. March encourage the girls to resume "in earnest"?

• Acting out Shakespeare plays
• Performing their own melodramas
• Playing Pilgrim’s Progress
• Competing in a sewing race

What is the title of the play Jo has written for Christmas night?

• The Pilgrim’s Curse
• Roderigo’s Revenge
• The Witch’s Curse, an Operatic Tragedy
• Don Pedro and the Villain Hugo

What word does Amy confuse with "libel" in Chapter 1?

• Label
• Liable
• Liberal
• Literal

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does "niminy-piminy" mean as Jo uses it in this chapter?

• Mischievous and wild
• Excessively refined or prim
• Clumsy and careless
• Loud and boisterous

In the phrase "a pleasant atmosphere of home peace pervaded it," what does "pervaded" mean?

• Destroyed completely
• Spread throughout
• Was absent from
• Briefly visited

What does "reproving" mean in "Amy, with a reproving look"?

• Admiring
• Fearful
• Expressing disapproval
• Confused