PART TWO: CHAPTER FORTY - ONE - Learning to Forget Quiz — Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott
Comprehension Quiz: PART TWO: CHAPTER FORTY - ONE - Learning to Forget
Where does Laurie go to compose his Requiem?
- Paris
- Vienna
- Rome
- London
Why does Laurie fail to write his Requiem?
- He cannot afford music paper
- He keeps humming dance tunes from the Christmas ball at Nice
- His grandfather forbids it
- Amy destroys his manuscripts
What does the phantom figure in Laurie's imagination always have?
- Dark curly hair
- Golden hair
- Red ribbons
- A parasol
What does Laurie say after tearing up his music?
- "I'll never love again."
- "Talent isn't genius, and you can't make it so."
- "Jo was right about everything."
- "I shall return to America at once."
Why does Amy reject Fred Vaughn's marriage proposal?
- Her aunt forbids the match
- She realizes she needs love, not just money and position
- Fred is moving to Egypt permanently
- Laurie asks her not to accept
Where is Amy when Laurie arrives to comfort her after Beth's death?
- In a hotel room in Nice
- In the chateau garden at La Tour in Vevay
- On a boat on the lake
- At a church in Geneva
What does Laurie do with Jo's letters and ring after her final refusal?
- Burns them in the fireplace
- Returns them to Jo by mail
- Locks them in a desk drawer
- Gives them to Amy
How does the actual proposal between Laurie and Amy take place?
- In the chateau garden by moonlight
- At a grand ball in Paris
- On a boat on Lake Geneva at noonday
- During a walk through the Swiss Alps
Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?
In this chapter, what does "weeds" mean in the phrase "wear his weeds ostentatiously"?
- Garden plants
- Mourning clothes
- Old rags
- Military decorations
What does "desultory" mean as used in "he grew more and more discontented with his desultory life"?
- Wealthy and privileged
- Aimless and without purpose
- Dangerously reckless
- Solitary and lonely
What does "diaphanous" mean in the description of the phantom with golden hair?
- Brilliantly colored
- Nearly transparent and delicate
- Rough and heavy
- Glittering with jewels
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