PART TWO: CHAPTER THIRTY - Consequences Quiz — Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

Comprehension Quiz: PART TWO: CHAPTER THIRTY - Consequences

Where does Amy stay when she first arrives in London?

  • The Savoy Hotel on the Strand
  • The Bath Hotel on Piccadilly
  • A boarding house in Kensington
  • The Vaughn family home in Mayfair

How does a London bootblack identify Uncle as an American?

  • By his accent when he spoke
  • By the style of his shoes
  • By his hat and overcoat
  • By his newspaper

What is Amy's comical adventure with a hansom cab in London?

  • The horse bolted and ran into a lamppost
  • The driver went too fast and she could not communicate with him through the roof hatch
  • The cab overturned on a cobblestone street
  • The driver took them to the wrong address three times

Who are Fred and Frank Vaughn?

  • Amy's cousins from England
  • Laurie's English friends whom Amy met at Camp Laurence
  • Uncle's business partners in London
  • Students Amy meets on the Rhine boat

Why is Fred Vaughn useful to the group in Paris?

  • He knows all the best restaurants
  • He speaks French fluently
  • He has a carriage and driver
  • He has connections at the Louvre

What does Amy think of the French empress's fashion?

  • She admires her elegant Parisian style
  • She finds her pale but pretty, dressed in bad taste
  • She thinks the empress is the most fashionable woman in Europe
  • She does not mention the empress at all

What prompts Fred Vaughn's sudden departure from Heidelberg?

  • A quarrel with Amy over their future
  • A letter saying his brother Frank is very ill
  • His father orders him to return for business
  • He runs out of money at Baden-Baden

What reason does Amy give for being willing to marry Fred Vaughn?

  • She is deeply and passionately in love with him
  • She believes one of the March sisters must marry well to help the family
  • Marmee has arranged the match
  • Laurie has asked her to marry Fred

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does the word "mercenary" mean as Amy uses it in: "I may be mercenary, but I hate poverty"?

  • Adventurous and daring
  • Primarily motivated by money or material gain
  • Cruel and heartless
  • Rebellious against authority

What is a "barouche" as referenced in Amy's description of the French imperial family's carriage?

  • A two-wheeled cart pulled by a single horse
  • A four-wheeled carriage with a collapsible top and facing seats
  • A type of riverboat used on the Seine
  • A decorative sedan chair carried by servants

In the sentence "it mortifies me," what does Amy mean by "mortifies"?

  • It angers her deeply
  • It causes her great embarrassment or shame
  • It confuses and bewilders her
  • It physically exhausts her

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