1. Character sketches.
How do the characters impress you? Refer to the information from the text and make sketches of the following characters.
1) Jo
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2) Meg
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3) Mrs. March
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4) Aunt March
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2. Discuss the following questions.
1) Why were the Marches unhappy in the morning?
2) What were the burdens for Meg and Jo? What did Meg complain about?
3) What made Beth and Amy upset?
4) What did Hannah do in the Marches? Why did she always prepare turnovers for Meg and Jo?
5) Why did Meg get annoyed at Beth’s cats?
6) Why was the Marches described as “unworldly”?
7) Why did Meg find it harder to live in poverty?
8) What are the merits and downsides of Jo’s job?
9) What’s your impression of the Marches?
10) In what way was the Marches rich and blessed? 3. Fill in the blanks to complete the summary of the story.
The four 1) sisters and their mother, whom they call “Marmee”, live in New England during the 2) War. Mr. March is a chaplain in the Union Army and rarely at home. The March girls suffer many privations because of the war and their 3) , but contrive to be happy by performing charitable services for neighbors, staging home theatricals, and attending 4) . Theodore “Laurie” Laurence III, the grandson of Mr. Laurence, their wealthy next-door neighbor, makes their acquaintance and falls in love with 5) , the tomboy of the March family. Meg, the eldest, is a 6) who wishes she were rich. 7) is Jo’s pet; she is shy, quiet, and very musical. All she ever wants is to be at home. 8) is the youngest sister. She is a selfish, pretty little artist who often fights with Jo. At the end of the first part of Little Women, Meg is engaged to Laurie’s tutor John Brooke; Beth has recovered from a terrible 9) she contracted from helping a poor, starving family; Jo wants to write a great 10) ; and Amy is growing less selfish and more womanly every day. In addition, their father has come home from war.