PART TWO: CHAPTER THIRTY - FOUR - A Friend Quiz — Little Women

What is the name of the newspaper Jo writes sensation stories for?

• The New York Tribune
• The Weekly Volcano
• The Blarneystone Banner
• The Daily Sentinel

What does Mr. Dashwood require Jo to remove from her first story before publishing it?

• The romantic subplot
• The violent scenes
• The moral reflections
• The main character's name

What does Jo discover about Professor Bhaer's background?

• He was a wealthy merchant in Germany
• He was an honored professor in Berlin
• He was a published novelist in Munich
• He was a military officer in Prussia

At the literary symposium, what does Professor Bhaer passionately defend?

• The value of sensation literature
• The importance of formal education
• Traditional religious beliefs
• German philosophical traditions

What object leads to the scene where Bhaer condemns sensation stories?

• A book he is reading to Jo
• A newspaper used to make a cocked hat by Tina
• A letter from Jo's mother
• A copy of the Weekly Volcano left on the table

What analogy does Professor Bhaer use to describe the harm of sensation stories?

• A wolf in sheep's clothing
• Poison in a sugarplum
• A snake in the garden
• A fire in a library

What does Jo do with her sensation stories after reconsidering them?

• She mails them home to her mother
• She hides them under her bed
• She burns them all in her stove
• She gives them to Professor Bhaer to read

How does Professor Bhaer react when Jo mentions Laurie's upcoming graduation?

• He eagerly agrees to attend
• He asks detailed questions about Laurie
• His tone changes and he declines to visit
• He suggests Jo should marry Laurie

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

What does the word "discomfiture" mean as used in the chapter?

• Physical discomfort
• Embarrassment and frustration
• Financial difficulty
• Creative exhaustion

What does "diffident" mean when the narrator describes Professor Bhaer as "a diffident man"?

• Disagreeable and argumentative
• Modest and lacking self-confidence
• Indifferent and uncaring
• Highly intellectual and aloof

What is a "meerschaum" as referenced at the end of the chapter?

• A type of German beer
• A tobacco pipe made from a white mineral
• A philosophical treatise
• A traditional German blanket