Test: Lessons 1-8

Question 1

faking personality traits in order to impress others

Answer 1

affected

Question 2

overwhelming happiness/love to an extreme extent

Answer 2

rapture

Question 3

a false statement about someone that causes a bad opinion

Answer 3

libel

Question 4

infectiously harmed or damaged

Answer 4

blighted

Question 5

easily angered, short-tempered

Answer 5

irascible

Question 6

anger aroused by injustice

Answer 6

indignation

Question 7

lazy, lacking enthusiasm, lethargic

Answer 7

lackadaisical

Question 8

mental unease caused by failure; frustration, disappointment

Answer 8

chagrin

Question 9

very careful, concerned with detail or accuracy

Answer 9

fastidious

Question 10

dejection, loss of confidence

Answer 10

despondency

Question 11

roaming about seeking amusement, playing

Answer 11

gallivanting

Question 12

gentleness, mildness, kindness

Answer 12

benignity

Question 13

landing, setting down

Answer 13

alighting

Question 14

morally detestable, deserving of rebuke

Answer 14

reprehensible

Question 15

written messages sent with speed

Answer 15

despatches

Question 16

a delicate sense of what is proper in dealing with others

Answer 16

tact

Question 17

revenge, retribution

Answer 17

retaliation

Question 18

desecration, defilement

Answer 18

profanation

Question 19

impudent, insolent, rude

Answer 19

petulant

Question 20

someone who is clumsy, lacking subtlety or precision

Answer 20

blunderbuss

Question 21

How old are the March girls?

Answer 21

16, 15, 13, 12

Question 22

What book are the girls given for Christmas?

Answer 22

The Pilgrim’s Progress

Question 23

Why does Meg have a harder time with poverty than the other girls?

Answer 23

She remembers better times.

Question 24

What embarrasses Amy more than poverty?

Answer 24

public humiliation

Question 25

Why does Mrs. March not cry when Mr. March went off to war?

Answer 25

It is her duty to her country.

Question 26

Who is Nathaniel Winkle?

Answer 26

Amy March

Question 27

What do Laurie and Meg congratulate Jo for doing?

Answer 27

controlling her temper

Question 28

Who does Mrs. March leave in charge when she leaves?

Answer 28

Hannah and Mr. Laurence

Question 29

What nickname do the March girls give to Mrs. March's helper?

Answer 29

Mr. Greatheart

Question 30

What does Laurie help Amy to do?

Answer 30

write her will

Question 31

What does Aunt March give to Amy?

Answer 31

a turquoise ring

Question 32

How does Meg manage Jo?

Answer 32

the law of contraries

Question 33

Who insults Mr. Brooke to Meg?

Answer 33

Aunt March

Question 34

What advice does Mrs. March give to Meg?

Answer 34

It is good to have work to do.

Question 35

What does Laurie nickname young John?

Answer 35

Demijohn

Question 36

Who said, "I'm the man of the family now papa is away, and I shall provide the slippers, for he told me to take special care of mother while he was gone."

Answer 36

Jo March

Question 37

Who said, "I shall keep my book on the table here, and read a little every morning as soon as I wake, for I know it will do me good, and help me through the day."

Answer 37

Meg March

Question 38

Who said, "He spoke so cheerfully, and looked so sincere, and seemed so glad to give his all, that I was ashamed of myself. I'd given one man, and thought it too much, while he gave four, without grudging them ..."

Answer 38

Mrs. March

Question 39

"You are getting altogether too conceited and important, my dear, and it is quite time you set about correcting it. You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius." Who is the audience

Answer 39

Amy March

Question 40

Who said, "Money is a needful and precious thing- and when well used, a noble thing- but I never want you to think it is the first or only prize to strive for. I'd rather see you poor men's wives, if you were happy, beloved, contented, that queens on thrones, without self-respect and peace.

Answer 40

Mrs. March

Question 41

"Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. The youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success, in spite of poverty." Who is the audience?

Answer 41

Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy

Question 42

"The little girl was very sincere in all this, for, being left alone outside the safe home-nest, she felt the need of some kind of hand to hold by so sorely, that she instinctively turned to the strong and tender Friend, whose fatherly love most closely surrounds His little children." Who is the little girl?

Answer 42

Amy March

Question 43

"Too weak to wonder at anything, she only smiled, and nestled close into the loving arms about her, feeling that the hungry longing was satisfied at last." Whose hungry longing is satisfied?

Answer 43

Beth March

Question 44

"You won't show the soft side of your character; and if a fellow gets a look at it by accident, and can't help showing that he likes it, you treat him as Mrs. Gummidge did her sweetheart; throw cold water over him, and get so thorny no one dares to touch or look at you." Who is the audience?

Answer 44

Jo March

Question 45

Who said, "Watch yourself, be the first to ask pardon if you both err, and guard against the little piques, misunderstandings, and hasty words that often pave the way for bitter sorrow and regret."

Answer 45

Mrs. March