PART TWO: CHAPTER THIRTY - FIVE - Heartache Quiz — Little Women

What achievement does Laurie earn at graduation?

• He wins an art prize
• He graduates with honor and delivers the Latin oration
• He receives a scholarship to study in Europe
• He is elected class president

What instrument does Jo promise to play when meeting Laurie after graduation?

• A piccolo
• A harmonica
• A jew's-harp
• A tin whistle

Where does Laurie confess his love to Jo?

• In the Laurence mansion parlor
• In the March family kitchen
• In the grove near a stile on the path home
• At the graduation ceremony hall

What reason does Jo give her mother for why she and Laurie should not marry?

• They come from different social classes
• Their quick tempers and strong wills would make them miserable
• Laurie is not wealthy enough
• Jo plans to move away permanently

Who does Laurie accuse Jo of being in love with?

• Mr. Laurence
• John Brooke
• Professor Bhaer
• A fellow writer in New York

What piece of music does Laurie play on the piano after being rejected?

• Moonlight Sonata
• Sonata Pathétique
• Für Elise
• Chopin's Ballade No. 1

What causes Laurie's music to end with a broken chord?

• He breaks a piano string
• He hears Mrs. March's voice calling Jo inside
• His grandfather asks him to stop
• He begins to cry and cannot continue

What plan does Mr. Laurence propose to help Laurie heal?

• Enrolling Laurie in law school
• Sending Laurie to work on a farm
• Traveling to Europe together, with business in London
• Arranging for Laurie to join the military

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In the chapter, Jo's fears are "allayed" by evening meditation and morning work. What does "allayed" mean?

• Intensified
• Diminished or put to rest
• Confirmed
• Redirected

Mr. Laurence says he does not intend to be a "marplot." What is a marplot?

• A financial burden
• A person who spoils a plan by meddling
• An unwanted travel companion
• A strict disciplinarian

The narrator describes Laurie as plunging into his confession with characteristic "impetuosity." What does this word mean?

• Caution and deliberation
• Acting quickly without thought; rashness
• Quiet determination
• Elegant charm