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Retelling Stories: Little Women Answers

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Read the excerpt from Little Women.Everybody sniffed when they came to that part. Jo wasn’t ashamed of the great tear that dropped off the end of her nose, and Amy never minded the rumpling of her curls as she hid her face on her mother’s shoulder and sobbed out, "I am a selfish girl! But I’ll truly try to be better, so he mayn’t be disappointed in me by-and-by.”

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Jo does not feel embarrassed that large tears run down her face and off her nose, and Amy is unconcerned with her hair getting messed up while she hides her face in her mother’s shoulder. Amy cries loudly and says that she is selfish but will try to improve so that her father is not upset by her behavior.
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They all start crying when they come to that part. Jo does not feel ashamed of the tear that drops off the end of her nose. Amy does not mind that her curls get rumpled as she hides her face on her mother’s shoulder and sobs that she is a selfish girl. Amy promises to try to be better so that her father is not disappointed in her.
C
Mrs. March and the March sisters are touched by the letter and begin to cry when they get to a certain point. Jo is brave and does not feel embarrassed that others are seeing her cry. Amy, who is always brave, puts her face in her mother’s shoulder and cries because she does not want to be selfish anymore.
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Everyone starts to cry when they hear that part of the letter. Jo is not embarrassed that tears run down her face, and Amy does not care when her hair gets mussed as she presses her face into her mother’s shoulder. Amy cries that she is selfish but will try to improve so that she does not disappoint her father.
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Read the excerpt from Little Women.Beth said nothing, but wiped away her tears with the blue army sock and began to knit with all her might, losing no time in doing the duty that lay nearest her, while she resolved in her quiet little soul to be all that Father hoped to find her when the year brought round the happy coming home.

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Beth does not talk because she is crying and must wipe her tears away with a sock. She begins to knit quickly because she knows the task must be completed soon, no matter how she feels. She decides to stay quiet and work on being a happier person by the time her father comes home.
B
Beth says nothing and wipes away her tears with a blue army sock. She begins to knit with all of her might, losing no time in completing the task. She resolves in her soul to be everything that her father hopes to find when the happy coming home finally occurs.
C
Beth stays quiet as she knits, wiping away tears with a sock. She knits carefully and does not waste time. While knitting, she sweetly decides to become the person she knows her father wants her to be when he finally comes home from the awful war.
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Beth does not say anything and instead wipes her tears with a sock and starts to knit with great effort. She does not waste time and engages in the task at hand, feeling determined to be the person her father expects her to be when he finally comes home.
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Read the excerpt from Little Women."I’ll try and be what he loves to call me, ‘a little woman’ and not be rough and wild, but do my duty here instead of wanting to be somewhere else,” said Jo, thinking that keeping her temper at home was a much harder task than facing a rebel or two down South.

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Jo says she will try to be less harsh and to be a “little woman,” as her father calls her. She will take care of her responsibilities at home instead of longing to be elsewhere. She thinks that managing her behavior at home will be more difficult than fighting in the war.
B
Jo realizes that her father wants her to be a “little woman” and not behave as poorly as she has in the past. She resolves to stop wanting to go fight in the war and to put more effort into taking care of her assigned duties at home.
C
Jo shows maturity when she decides to behave more like a “little woman,” as her father calls her, and to be less harsh in her behavior. She intends to focus on her duties at home instead of wanting to fight in the war. She thinks that behaving at home will be more difficult than fighting in the war.
D
Jo says that she will try to be what her father loves to call her, a “little woman,” and not be so rough and wild. She says she will take care of her duties at home instead of thinking about being somewhere else. She thinks that controlling her temper at home will be a harder task than facing rebels.
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Review this frame from Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.

A
Meg and Jo are daydreaming about what they would like for Christmas. Jo says she wants a touching book, and Meg says she wants a dress, a magazine, and a camera.
B
Meg and Jo are thinking about what to get each other for Christmas. Meg says she will get Jo a book, and Jo says she will get Meg a dress, a magazine, and a camera.
C
Meg and Jo are happily discussing their plans for Christmas. Jo says she would be happy with anything, and Meg says she wants magazines and clothes.
D
Meg and Jo are sitting down and thinking about what they would like for Christmas. Jo is thinking of a large bookshelf while she talks, and Meg is thinking of a model in a magazine.
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Read the excerpt from Little Women. This excerpt describes a letter that the characters have received from a family member who is away at war.In this one little was said of the hardships endured, the dangers faced, or the homesickness conquered. It was a cheerful, hopeful letter, full of lively descriptions of camp life, marches, and military news, and only at the end did the writer’s heart over-flow with fatherly love and longing for the little girls at home.

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This letter does not include many details about the difficult parts of war. The letter is happy and includes vivid descriptions of military life and news. At the end of the letter, the writer expresses love and longing for his family at home.
B
The letter thankfully says little about the difficult parts of war. It is a happy letter that includes descriptions of what life is like and news of the military. The end of the letter is more touching and includes expressions of love and longing for the writer’s family.
C
In this letter, not much is said of the hardships endured, the dangers faced, or the homesickness overcome. It is cheerful and hopeful, full of descriptions of camp life, marches, and military news. The end of the letter includes words of fatherly love and longing for the girls at home.
D
The letter focuses only a little on the hardships, dangers, and homesickness faced during war. The letter is mostly joyful, with accurate descriptions of life in the camp, including marching and military news. The end of the letter explains how much the writer misses his family.
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Review these frames from Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.

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Meg, Amy, and Beth have just opened gifts from their mother. Amy tells their mother to open her gift, and their mother replies that they did not have to get her a gift. The sisters look happy, and their mother looks emotional.
B
Meg, Amy, and Beth are sitting with their mother. The sisters have given her a gift, and Amy tells her to open it. Their mother looks emotional and says they did not have to get her a gift. Beth says that of course they did. The sisters look pleased.
C
Meg is sitting on the couch with her mother while Beth and Amy sit on the floor next to them. The sisters look pleased, but their mother looks emotional.
D
Meg, Beth, and Amy are sitting on the couch with their mother. They have just given their mother a gift. Their mother says they did not have to give her anything.
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Read the excerpt from Little Women.They all drew to the fire, Mother in the big chair with Beth at her feet, Meg and Amy perched on either arm of the chair, and Jo leaning on the back, where no one would see any sign of emotion if the letter should happen to be touching.

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They all draw to the fire, with Mother sitting in the big chair and Beth by her feet. Meg and Amy sit on either arm of the chair, and Jo leans on the back so no one can see her emotions if the letter is touching to her.
B
The whole family gathers near the fire. Mother sits in the large chair, and Beth sits by her feet. Meg and Amy sit on the arms of the chair, while Jo leans on the back so no one can see her if the letter makes her emotional.
C
Everyone sits by the fire, with Mother in a large chair. Meg, Amy, and Beth all sit on the chair with Mother, but Jo leans on the back of the chair away from everyone else so no one can see her.
D
Mother, Beth, Amy, and Jo gather by the fire to read a letter. Mother sits in the chair, while Meg and Amy sit next to her. Jo is too sad to sit with them on the chair, so she stays behind the chair.
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Read the excerpt from Little Women. Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are discussing Christmas gifts for their mother and a play they are preparing for Christmas night."Let Marmee think we are getting things for ourselves, and then surprise her. We must go shopping tomorrow afternoon, Meg. There is so much to do about the play for Christmas night,” said Jo, marching up and down, with her hands behind her back, and her nose in the air."I don’t mean to act any more after this time. I’m getting too old for such things,” observed Meg, who was as much a child as ever about "dressing-up” frolics."You won’t stop, I know, as long as you can trail round in a white gown with your hair down, and wear gold-paper jewelry. You are the best actress we’ve got, and there’ll be an end of everything if you quit the boards,” said Jo. "We ought to rehearse tonight. Come here, Amy, and do the fainting scene, for you are as stiff as a poker in that.”

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Jo walks with her hands behind her back and her nose in the air.
B
Jo is concerned about how much preparation is needed for the play.
C
Meg likes wearing gold-paper jewelry.
D
Amy has a fainting scene in the play.
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Which statement about summaries is correct?

A
A summary includes ideas about how a text can be made interesting.
B
A summary includes a longer version of a text plus additional details.
C
A summary retells all of the details in a text.
D
A summary retells the main ideas of a text in new words.
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Review this frame from Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. The girls are talking about Christmas. Beth has asked her sisters if they think their mother would buy her a guitar if she cleaned extra well. Amy has responded that she thinks this is as likely as a girl at school not teasing her.

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Meg and Jo are arguing about whose job is worse. Meg says her job is worse because she has to babysit and tutor, while Jo says her job is worse because Aunt Cath is mean to her. The girls are angry with each other.
B
Meg asks Jo what she is complaining about because Jo has an easy job. Jo says she will trade jobs with Meg because she does not like working with Aunt Cath, who is mean. The girls are sitting on a couch, and Meg looks frustrated, while Jo looks sad.
C
Meg wonders why the others are complaining. She says that at least they do not have other responsibilities in addition to school, and she complains about her jobs. Jo says that her job working for Aunt Cath, who is not nice, is worse. Both girls are sitting on the couch and look annoyed.
D
Meg and Jo are sitting next to each other on a couch. Meg is reading while they talk, and Jo is sitting with her arms crossed. They are arguing about who has the worse job, each thinking the other is in a better situation.
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Read the excerpt from Little Women."When will he come home, Marmee?” asked Beth, with a little quiver in her voice."Not for many months, dear, unless he is sick. He will stay and do his work faithfully as long as he can, and we won’t ask for him back a minute sooner than he can be spared.”

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Beth is worried about her father and asks her mother when he will come home. Mrs. March tells Beth that he will come home only if he is sick, because he has to stay as long as he is needed.
B
Beth sadly asks her mother when her father will come home. Mrs. March replies that he will not be back for a long time unless he is sick. He will stay and work diligently for as long as he can, and they will not ask for him to come home before he is no longer needed.
C
Beth, with a little quiver in her voice, asks her mother when her father will come home. Mrs. March says that he will not be home for many months unless he is sick because he has to do his work faithfully as long as he can, and they will not ask him to come home any sooner.
D
Beth is crying because she wants her mother to say that her father is coming home. Mrs. March tells her that he cannot come home and that he will stay until he becomes sick or is no longer needed.
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Read the excerpt from Little Women. Beth is talking to her sisters."I used to be so frightened when it was my turn to sit in the chair with the crown on, and see you all come marching round to give the presents, with a kiss. I liked the things and the kisses, but it was dreadful to have you sit looking at me while I opened the bundles,” said Beth, who was toasting her face and the bread for tea at the same time.

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Beth says she used to be so frightened when it was her turn to sit in the chair with the crown on and watch her sisters march up to give her presents and a kiss. She liked the presents and kisses but thought it was dreadful to have her sisters looking at her while she opened them. Beth is toasting her face and bread for tea.
B
Beth is worried about getting gifts because she has to sit in a chair while wearing a crown and let her sisters give her gifts and kisses. She likes the gifts and kisses but does not like people watching her open her presents. Beth is making toast to have with tea while warming her face.
C
Beth is scared because it is her turn to sit in the chair while wearing a crown and get gifts and kisses from her sisters. She likes the presents and kisses, but she does not like being watched by her sisters while opening gifts. Beth is making bread and tea and warming her face.
D
Beth says that she used to be scared when she had to sit in the chair while wearing the crown and watch her sisters come up to give presents and a kiss. She liked the presents and kisses, but it was awful to have her sisters watch her open the gifts. Beth is toasting bread to have with tea while also warming her face.
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Read the excerpt from Little Women."I’ll tell you what we’ll do,” said Beth, "let’s each get her something for Christmas, and not get anything for ourselves.”"That’s like you, dear! What will we get?” exclaimed Jo.

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Beth tells her sisters that they should each get their mother something for Christmas and not get anything for themselves. Jo says that this is typical of Beth, and then asks what they will get.
B
Beth says that she will listen to her sisters. She then says they should each get their mother something for Christmas but they should not get anything for themselves. Jo asks what they will get.
C
Beth tells her sisters that they should get their mother something for Christmas and that they should not get anything for themselves. Jo says that this sounds like something Beth would say.
D
Beth tells her sisters that they should get something for their mother and no one else on Christmas. Jo says she thinks that is a good idea and then asks what they should get.
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Read the excerpt from Little Women.The clock struck six and, having swept up the hearth, Beth put a pair of slippers down to warm. Somehow the sight of the old shoes had a good effect upon the girls, for Mother was coming, and everyone brightened to welcome her. Meg stopped lecturing, and lighted the lamp, Amy got out of the easy chair without being asked, and Jo forgot how tired she was as she sat up to hold the slippers nearer to the blaze."They are quite worn out. Marmee must have a new pair.”"I thought I’d get her some with my dollar,” said Beth."No, I shall!” cried Amy."I’m the oldest,” began Meg, but Jo cut in with a decided, "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.”

A
It is six o’clock when Beth puts slippers by the fire.
B
The girls argue over buying new slippers for their mother.
C
Meg is the oldest of the sisters.
D
Jo interrupts Meg when she is speaking.
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Review this frame from Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.

A
While walking home at night, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy tell their mother how happy they are about their outing. They are walking along a snowy street. Their mother says she is glad they had fun.
B
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are all holding on to their mother as they walk home. Meg says that she appreciates the experience they have had. Their mother tells them that she is happy they went with her. Amy complains about being hungry, and Beth tells her that she is being a drama queen.
C
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy are walking home with their mother on a snowy sidewalk. Their mother says she is glad they went with her. Meg says that it was a good idea and that she learned something. Amy complains that she is hungry and asks if anyone cares, and Beth responds that no one does.
D
While walking somewhere with their mother, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy talk about their day. Their mother tells them she is glad they went with her. Meg says that it was a great idea for them to go and that she got a lot out of the experience.
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Read the excerpt from Little Women.As they gathered about the table, Mrs. March said, with a particularly happy face, "I’ve got a treat for you after supper.”A quick, bright smile went round like a streak of sunshine. Beth clapped her hands, regardless of the biscuit she held, and Jo tossed up her napkin, crying, "A letter! A letter! Three cheers for Father!”"Yes, a nice long letter. He is well, and thinks he shall get through the cold season better than we feared. He sends all sorts of loving wishes for Christmas, and an especial message to you girls,” said Mrs. March, patting her pocket as if she had got a treasure there."Hurry and get done! Don’t stop to quirk your little finger and simper over your plate, Amy,” cried Jo, choking on her tea and dropping her bread, butter side down, on the carpet in her haste to get at the treat.

A
Mrs. March says she has a surprise.
B
Jo tosses her napkin in the air.
C
Mrs. March says the letter is long.
D
Jo thinks Amy takes too long to eat.

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