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Quiz about The Little Women Series
Quiz about The Little Women Series

The Little Women Series Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about all 4 books in the "Little Women" series ("Little Women", "Good Wives", "Little Men", and "Jo's Boys"). Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by HappyDaysFan. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
HappyDaysFan
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
157,248
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
14 / 20
Plays
2282
Last 3 plays: polly656 (14/20), Guest 81 (19/20), donna399 (8/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. Who are the four March sisters? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Which sister gets married first? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. Which sister dies? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Whom does Amy marry? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. How many children do Jo and Professor Bhaer have? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. What student at Plumfield plays the violin? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Which student at Plumfield "plays doctor" to the other students? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Who is the oldest student at Plumfield? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Who dies the "major death" in "Little Men"? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Who is known as "Princess" or "Goldilocks"? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Which student has a crooked back? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Mrs. March (Marmee) dies in the time between "Little Men" and "Jo's Boy's".


Question 13 of 20
13. What is the name of Laurie's and Amy's house on the hill, next to the college? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. What school do Adolphus and George (Dolly and Stuffy) attend? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. What was Dan arrested and put in jail for? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. Tommy marries Nan.


Question 17 of 20
17. How does Dan die? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Do Nat and Daisy ever get married?


Question 19 of 20
19. What does Josie end up doing? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. What is the last part of the final sentence of "Jo's Boy's"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who are the four March sisters?

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".
2. Which sister gets married first?

Answer: Meg

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

Answer: Beth

Beth is the first to die; she passes away in , "Good Wives", and is only mentioned a couple of times later in the series. She dies several years after catching scarlet fever, from which she never gets totally well.
4. Whom does Amy marry?

Answer: Laurie

Amy, the youngest, marries Theodore Laurence (known as Laurie and Teddy) in Rome. He proposes to her out in a boat in the middle of the lake.
5. How many children do Jo and Professor Bhaer have?

Answer: 2

They have two children, Rob and Teddy (Ted).
6. What student at Plumfield plays the violin?

Answer: Nat

Nat plays the violin. He came to Plumfield after living on the streets, and he played the fiddle to make money. Later, in "Jo's Boys", he goes to London for awhile to study the violin, and plays even more beautifully than when he left.
7. Which student at Plumfield "plays doctor" to the other students?

Answer: Nan

Nan is the little nurse at Plumfield, and she actually grows up to be a doctor.
8. Who is the oldest student at Plumfield?

Answer: Franz

Franz, Professor Bhaer's nephew, is the oldest. When "Little Men" begins, he is 16 years old.
9. Who dies the "major death" in "Little Men"?

Answer: John Brooke

John Brooke, Meg's husband and Daisy and Demi's father, dies during the night.
10. Who is known as "Princess" or "Goldilocks"?

Answer: Bess

Bess, Laurie's and Amy's daughter, named after Beth, Amy's sister, was always known as "Princess" and "Goldilocks" because of her golden hair and kind personality.
11. Which student has a crooked back?

Answer: Dick

Dick was the poor little boy with the crooked back; he passes away between "Little Men" and "Jo's Boy's", but no one is sad because he left his handicapped body behind and suffered no more.
12. Mrs. March (Marmee) dies in the time between "Little Men" and "Jo's Boy's".

Answer: true

She passes on in the ten years between the two last books.
13. What is the name of Laurie's and Amy's house on the hill, next to the college?

Answer: Parnassus

It is Parnassas, and it is next to Laurence College, which was the college that Laurie's grandfather founds. At the college, Prof. Bhaer is the president, and Mr. March is the chaplain.
14. What school do Adolphus and George (Dolly and Stuffy) attend?

Answer: Harvard

They attend Harvard, but sometimes wish they had stayed at home and attended Laurence College.
15. What was Dan arrested and put in jail for?

Answer: manslaughter

Dan was arrested for killing another man. He had made a new friend who was gambling, and the man he killed was trying to cheat Dan's gambling friend. He threw a punch at Dan, and Dan hit him back, and he hit his head on the stove and died.
16. Tommy marries Nan.

Answer: false

Tommy does not marry Nan, as one can infer from reading the beginning of the book. Tommy marries Dora West, a cute young lady that he met while on a trip with Demi. Nan does not get married, but remains single and takes care of her sisters.
17. How does Dan die?

Answer: he gets shot

He gets shot fighting with the Indians (on their side).
18. Do Nat and Daisy ever get married?

Answer: yes

After Nat gets back from London at the end of "Jo's Boys", they get married.
19. What does Josie end up doing?

Answer: She becomes an actress

Josie finally becomes an actress, after getting some pointers from Miss Cameron when she spent a month with her at the seashore. Also, Bess becomes an artist.
20. What is the last part of the final sentence of "Jo's Boy's"?

Answer: "...let the music stop, the lights die out, and the curtain fall forever on the March family."

Even though "...let the music stop, the lights die out, and the curtain fall forever on the March family" is the correct answer, all of the statements are true. We will always remember them in our hearts as long as we live because this is simply a great story.
Source: Author HappyDaysFan

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