PART TWO: CHAPTER THIRTY - ONE - Our Foreign Correspondent Quiz — Little Women

What narrative format does Alcott use for Chapter 31?

• Third-person omniscient narration
• Amy's letters home to her family
• A dialogue between Amy and Fred
• Jo's diary entries about Amy's travels

Who are Fred and Frank Vaughn?

• Amy's cousins visiting from America
• Laurie's English friends who appear in London
• Students Amy meets at the Louvre
• Uncle's business associates

Why does Amy say Fred Vaughn is useful to the group in Paris?

• He knows all the best restaurants
• He speaks French fluently and can translate
• He has a carriage they can borrow
• He has friends who give them free theater tickets

What happens when Amy and Flo take a hansom cab in London?

• The horse refuses to move
• The driver goes too fast and they cannot reach him to slow down
• They get lost in the fog
• The cab breaks down in Hyde Park

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

• She is deeply in love with him
• She believes one of the March sisters must marry well for the family's sake
• Her mother has arranged the match
• Fred has promised to fund her art education

Why does Fred leave Heidelberg suddenly?

• His father orders him home to work
• He receives news that his brother Frank is very ill
• He has run out of money after gambling at Baden-Baden
• Amy asks him to leave

Where does Amy plan to see Fred again after his departure from Heidelberg?

• London
• Paris
• Rome
• Switzerland

What does Amy describe seeing at Hampton Court?

• Shakespeare's manuscripts
• Raphael's cartoons
• Napoleon's personal effects
• The Crown Jewels

Which of these events actually happened in this chapter?

In Amy's letter, she says "I may be mercenary, but I hate poverty." What does "mercenary" mean in this context?

• A professional soldier
• Primarily concerned with making money or gaining material advantage
• Generous and charitable
• Secretive and deceptive

Amy writes that the Palais Royale is "full of bijouterie." What does "bijouterie" mean?

• Paintings and sculptures
• A collection of jewels, trinkets, or small decorative items
• Bakeries and pastry shops
• Religious artifacts

Amy says that not knowing about Ariadne's story "mortifies" her. What does "mortifies" mean here?

• Delights or excites
• Physically injures
• Causes embarrassment or humiliation
• Confuses or bewilders