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Most people first think of "Little Women", and the March sisters (Amy, Meg, Jo and Beth) when they hear the name Louise May Alcott, but there's a lot more to explore here.
12 quizzes and 150 trivia questions.
1.
  Little Women - Little Women-Good Wives   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
I assume you know the basics: did you pay attention to intricate details? Note: this covers the entire work, sometimes known as (Pt 1) 'Little Women' and (Pt 2) 'Good Wives,' or 'Little Women and Good Wives,' or 'Good Wives: Little Women Pt 2'.
Tough, 25 Qns, kitipurr, Sep 07 08
Tough
kitipurr
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  Can You Pick the Right "Little Women" Character?   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As you might have guessed from the title, this is a quiz on "Little Women" written by Louisa May Alcott, and the first of the four books on the March family. Thanks kyleisalive for suggesting the title and I hope you will have fun!
Easier, 10 Qns, pinkbunny98, Aug 07 14
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9
Easier
pinkbunny98
743 plays
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  An Old Fashioned Girl   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
An easy quiz on a not so well-known work of L.M.Alcott's.
Average, 10 Qns, sreya18, Mar 29 05
Average
sreya18
798 plays
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  The Little Women Series    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This quiz is about all 4 books in the "Little Women" series ("Little Women", "Good Wives", "Little Men", and "Jo's Boys"). Enjoy!
Average, 20 Qns, HappyDaysFan, Jan 07 11
Average
HappyDaysFan
2282 plays
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  Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about Louisa May Alcott's famous book "Little Women", which chronicles the lives of the four sisters March.
Average, 10 Qns, riann328, Oct 19 10
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9
Average
riann328
5062 plays
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  Little Women    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A little quiz on the little story, "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott. This also includes information from the second part of the story, sometimes known as "Good Wives".
Average, 10 Qns, kitty_poo123, Jan 15 12
Average
kitty_poo123
2122 plays
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  "Little Women" by Louisa M. Alcott    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is my first quiz. Please enjoy it and please comment or rate. Good Luck!
Average, 10 Qns, GreenGal, May 01 11
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9
Average
GreenGal
2876 plays
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  Eight Cousins    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The book "Eight Cousins" is a great book! Louisa May Alcott, author of the "Little Women" series, wrote this one. It does not follow along the same storyline as "Little Women", but it is written in the same style. Have fun and good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, HappyDaysFan, Feb 12 04
Average
HappyDaysFan
1054 plays
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  Little Miss Helpful    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about one of the characters in "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott: Beth, the third sister, and the one who helps all those around her.
Average, 10 Qns, Mariamir, Mar 03 12
Recommended for grades: 7,8,9
Average
Mariamir
376 plays
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  Rose In Bloom    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Rose In Bloom" by Louisa May Alcott is one of my favourite books and I really hope that you enjoy taking this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, SpizGirl, Nov 04 10
Average
SpizGirl
398 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Where does Jo go to work for a season and meet her future husband?

From Quiz "Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women""




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  Jo's Boys    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on the brides and careers in the book "Jo's Boys" by Louisa May Alcott. It's about the girls and boys in the book "Little Men" who are now grown up.
Average, 10 Qns, blytongirl, Oct 12 03
Average
blytongirl
1170 plays
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  The Inheritance    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888). I'm in a book club and my friends and I read this book. We all loved it! I hope you enjoy this quiz!
Average, 15 Qns, actinggirl, Dec 20 10
Average
actinggirl
240 plays
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Louisa May Alcott Trivia Questions

1. What are the characters talking about when they are first introduced?

From Quiz
The Inheritance

Answer: Lord Percy getting there

The first sentence that is spoken says: "I hope Lord Percy will be here before my flowers are withered." ~Chapter 1. They are spoken by "the bright-haired girl," who we find out is Amy.

2. What do the March girls call their mother?

From Quiz "Little Women" by Louisa M. Alcott

Answer: Marmee

Marmee is a main character in "Little Women". She gets the girls get through their various difficult times, and shows them how work is just as important as play.

3. How old was Polly when she first visited Fanny Shaw?

From Quiz An Old Fashioned Girl

Answer: 14

Fanny told Polly that she didn't dress like a girl of fourteen. Fanny was sixteen at that time.

4. What is Rose's last name?

From Quiz Eight Cousins

Answer: Campbell

Her last name is Campbell, and all of her aunts and uncles and cousins have the same last name, too.

5. Who are the four March sisters?

From Quiz The Little Women Series

Answer: Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy

The four March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, were the basis of the books. Without them, there would be no "Little Women".

6. What is Nan's profession?

From Quiz Jo's Boys

Answer: Medicine

Nan, our doctor, was at Plumfield as a naughty child.

7. The book begins with the four sisters March. Can you tell me how old they are at the BEGINNING of the book?

From Quiz Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"

Answer: Meg-16; Jo-15; Beth-13; Amy-12

Meg is the oldest and works as a governess; Jo is a real tomboy and keeps her Aunt March company every day; Beth is very shy and stays at home studying and helping their mother; Amy is the youngest and wants very much to be rich and has a complex about the shape of her nose.

8. What is the age difference between oldest March girl Meg and youngest sister Amy?

From Quiz Little Women - Little Women-Good Wives

Answer: 4-5 years

In her descriptions of the sisters at the beginning of the first chapter, the author informs us that Meg is 16, Jo is 15, Beth is 13, and Amy is 'the youngest' - later in the chapter, when the girls and Marmee are discussing playing Pilgrims Progress, we learn that Amy is 12.

9. When Jo befriends the Laurences, Beth is persuaded to play their grand piano. Who enjoys listening to her play so much that he keeps his study door open to hear her?

From Quiz Little Miss Helpful

Answer: Mr. Laurence

Beth's playing comforts Mr. Laurence, while Laurie "mounts guard in the hall to warn away the servants" because Beth is extremely shy, and doesn't want people listening.

10. What is the name of the Hamiltons' cousin?

From Quiz The Inheritance

Answer: Lady Ida Clare

"Lady Ida Clare, the niece of Lady Hamilton, inherited her pride and coldness without the hidden tenderness her aunt possessed." ~ Chapter 2.

11. Jamie was the captain of which baseball club?

From Quiz Rose In Bloom

Answer: Baseball Star Club

Jamie was the youngest in the family and was also considered the marplot of the family because he always revealed things which were supposed to be kept secret; hence he was the terror of the family.

12. What is the March's housekeeper called?

From Quiz "Little Women" by Louisa M. Alcott

Answer: Hannah

Hannah has known the March girls since they were babies, and she does most of the housework.

13. What is Laurie's first name?

From Quiz Little Women

Answer: Theodore

He states, "My first name is Theodore, but when some boys started calling me Dora, I made them call me Laurie instead."

14. This novel is set in which city?

From Quiz An Old Fashioned Girl

Answer: Boston

Everyone including the Shaws thought that Polly Milton was a 'countrified' girl and didn't fit in the city.

15. Who is the oldest of Rose's cousins?

From Quiz Eight Cousins

Answer: Archie

Archie is the oldest of the seven cousins. He is 16 at the beginning of the story. Jamie is the youngest, Prince Charlie is the second oldest, and Mac is the third oldest.

16. Which sister gets married first?

From Quiz The Little Women Series

Answer: Meg

Meg, the oldest, is the first sister to get married. She marries Laurie's tutor, John Brooke.

17. Who was Nat's sweetheart?

From Quiz Jo's Boys

Answer: Daisy

Nat loved Daisy beacuse she had complete faith in him and was the only person in Plumfield apart from Mother and Father Bhaer who believed that he didn't steal Tom's dollar.

18. At one point in the book, Jo meets the new neighbour boy- what is his first name?

From Quiz Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"

Answer: Theodore

His official name is Theodore Laurence, but everyone calls him Laurie. Later, Jo starts calling him Teddy.

19. On Christmas night, Mr. Laurence sends the girls quite a feast after learning of their generous gift of Christmas breakfast to the Hummels. What, according to the author, did the feast consist of?

From Quiz Little Women - Little Women-Good Wives

Answer: Ice cream, cake and French bonbons

From 'A Merry Christmas': 'It was like Marmee to get up a little treat for them, but anything so fine as this was unheard of since the departed days of plenty. There was ice cream, actually two dishes of it - pink and white - and cake, and fruit, and distracting French bonbons, and in the middle of the table four great bouquests of hot-house flowers!'

20. To whom did James Percy give up his first love?

From Quiz The Inheritance

Answer: His brother

He found out that his brother loved the lady while hearing him say her name in his sleep.

21. What is the name of the child that Rose adopted?

From Quiz Rose In Bloom

Answer: Dulcinea Kennedy

Dulcinea was very small when Rose adopted her. Her mother died and her father was in prison, so Rose took her in.

22. What innocuous-seeming act does Amy get in trouble for, at school?

From Quiz Little Women

Answer: Sucking limes

She had the misfortune to be the next one caught with limes in her desk, after the teacher had had enough of it.

23. What was the name of the Shaws' maid?

From Quiz An Old Fashioned Girl

Answer: Katy

Katy was often left to comfort Maud when she started yelling or was upset.

24. Who is Laurie and Amy's daughter?

From Quiz Jo's Boys

Answer: Bess

As a child, Amy was a talented artist. Bess inherits her gift for art and the two spend many hours together in the studio, painting.

25. The book "Little Women" was originally a two-parter. What was the title of the second part?

From Quiz Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women"

Answer: "Good Wives"

The book is now mostly published as just "Little Women", without giving Part Two the title "Good Wives".

26. What prized possession does Amy will to Meg - even though she doesn't actually have it yet?

From Quiz Little Women - Little Women-Good Wives

Answer: a turquoise ring

While they are looking through Aunt March's many treasures, Aunt's maid Esther privately tells Amy that '... I have a fancy that the little turquiose ring will be given to you when you go, for Madame approves your good behavior and charming manners...' which causes Amy to be a 'model of obedience' afterward. In her will she promises is to 'my dear sister Margaret', with the comment 'if I get it'. Note: Amy spells it 'turkquoise' in her will.

27. What is Beth's present to Marmee (their mother)?

From Quiz Little Miss Helpful

Answer: Some handkerchiefs

Jo ridicules her for embroidering "Mother" on them, and Beth defends herself, saying that her mother's and Meg's initials were too similar. Meg scolds Jo and commends Beth for her decision. The incorrect answers are the gifts from the other girls: Meg: grey gloves Jo: Army slippers "the best kind" Amy: a bottle of cologne in a handsome bottle

28. What country was Edith from?

From Quiz The Inheritance

Answer: Italy

Lord Hamilton brought her to his house in England when Edith was just a small child.

29. What is the gentleman next door called?

From Quiz "Little Women" by Louisa M. Alcott

Answer: Mr Laurence

Mr Laurence is the old man next door. He is very rich, lives in a mansion and has one grandson, called Laurie Laurence.

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