PART ONE: CHAPTER SIXTEEN - Letters Quiz — Little Women

Why does Mrs. March leave home at the beginning of Chapter 16?

• To visit relatives in New York
• To tend to her dangerously ill husband in Washington
• To attend a charity event in Boston
• To find work to support the family

What nickname do the girls give Mr. Brooke when he comes to see Marmee off?

• Mr. Faithful
• Mr. Greatheart
• Colonel Teddy
• The Good Shepherd

What does Marmee tell the girls is a "blessed solace"?

• Prayer
• Music
• Work
• Reading

What discovery makes the girls break down crying after Marmee leaves?

• A farewell letter from their father
• A pile of neatly mended stockings on Marmee's table
• An unpaid bill from the doctor
• A family photograph left on the sofa

What does Jo include in her letter to Marmee?

• A drawing of the family
• A pressed flower
• A poem called "A Song from the Suds"
• A list of household expenses

How does Jo resolve her quarrel with Laurie?

• She waits for Laurie to apologize first
• She asks Meg to mediate between them
• She remembers Marmee's lesson about not letting the sun set on anger and goes to apologize
• She writes him a formal letter of apology

What style does Laurie adopt in his letter?

• A romantic poem
• A military-style bulletin
• A newspaper editorial
• A formal business letter

What literary technique does Alcott primarily use in Chapter 16?

• Stream of consciousness
• Flashback narration
• Epistolary structure (letters)
• Dramatic monologue

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does "solace" mean in the sentence "work is a blessed solace"?

• Punishment
• Comfort or consolation in time of distress
• Financial reward
• Distraction from responsibility

When Marmee tells Jo not to get "despondent," she means Jo should not become:

• Angry and violent
• Deeply discouraged and hopeless
• Reckless and impulsive
• Proud and stubborn

Hannah describes Beth as "forehanded." What does this word mean?

• Physically strong
• Overly cautious
• Prudent and prepared; thinking ahead
• Talented with her hands