PART TWO: CHAPTER FORTY - SIX - Under the Umbrella Quiz — Little Women

What are Laurie and Amy doing at the opening of Chapter 46?

• Traveling through Europe on honeymoon
• Taking conjugal strolls over velvet carpets as they set up their home
• Visiting the March family for the holidays
• Writing letters to Jo from Paris

How long does Professor Bhaer stay away before Jo ventures into town to find him?

• One day
• Three days
• One week
• Two weeks

What does Jo forget to bring on her rainy afternoon outing?

• Her shopping list
• Her purse
• Her little umbrella
• Her cloak

Where does Jo wander instead of going directly to the dry-goods stores?

• The park near Meg's house
• The counting-houses, banks, and wholesale warerooms
• The university campus
• Professor Bhaer's boarding house

What position has Professor Bhaer been offered?

• A tutoring post in New York
• A teaching position at a college out West
• A publishing job in Boston
• A chair of philosophy in Germany

What mistake does Jo make at the dry-goods counter that reveals her flustered state?

• She drops all the packages on the floor
• She asks for lavender ribbon at the calico counter
• She accidentally buys fabric for herself instead of her mother
• She forgets to pay for her purchases

What does Professor Bhaer ask Jo when he sees her crying in the street?

• "Are you cold, my friend?"
• "What is the matter, Miss Marsch?"
• "Heart's dearest, why do you cry?"
• "Shall I call an omnibus for you?"

What item from his waistcoat pocket does Bhaer show Jo as the thing that brought him to her?

• A photograph of Jo
• A letter from Mrs. March
• A worn paper with one of Jo's published poems
• A pressed flower from Jo's garden

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does the word "conjugal" mean as used in "Laurie and Amy were taking conjugal strolls over velvet carpets"?

• Leisurely and aimless
• Relating to marriage or the relationship between spouses
• Formal and ceremonious
• Secretive and furtive

In the sentence "she rushed across the street so impetuously that she narrowly escaped annihilation," what does "impetuously" mean?

• Cautiously and deliberately
• Acting quickly without thought or care
• Gracefully and elegantly
• Reluctantly and with hesitation

What is "silesia" as mentioned in Mrs. March's shopping list?

• A type of sewing needle
• A thin, twilled cotton or linen fabric used for linings
• A shade of lavender dye
• A pattern for embroidery