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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.
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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.

A
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.”

A
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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