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1. 1.

   Describe each member of the family you read about in the story.

2. 2.

   What did Jo, Beth and Amy want for Christmas?
3. 3.

   Which sister teaches children, and which of them does housework?
4. 4.

   Which instances in the story show that the family is poor now and was rich once?
5. 5.

   Choose the right options to answer these questions.

   1. Why do the girls think that their father would perhaps never return?
      1. His ship was lost in the sea.
      2. He had gone to fight in a war.
      3. He was volunteering as a nurse during an epidemic.
      4. none of these options
   2. How do we know that the King children are rich but not happy?
      1. Their parents are very strict.
      2. They keep fretting and fighting all the time.
      3. Their parents have no time for them.
      4. They never get to live in the same place for long.
   3. How do we know that Beth is the peacemaker among the girls?
      1. Because Meg says, "You're a dear, and nothing else."
      2. Because she remains quiet.
      3. She makes peach between Jo and Amy.
      4. both the options a. and c.
6. 6.

   As young readers like to know "how people look", we will take moment to give them a little sketch of the four sisters.

   1. Whose voice is this?
   2. What does this tell you about the intended audience of this story?
   3. The description that follows deliberately leaves something for later. What is it?