Little Women

Little Women

a.What did the girls gift Mrs March for Christmas?
A.Meg got her mother a pair of gloves, Jo a pair of army slippers,Amy bought her a
bottle of perfume and Beth hemmed a handkerchief for her mother.

b. What did Mr Lawrence send over to the March household? Why did
he do this?
A.Mr. Lawrence sent over four bouquets of beautiful flowers, ice-cream, cake, fruit and
bonbons for the four girls. He had heard that the girls had given away their breakfast
to the poor family and wanted to give a token of appreciation.

c. Describe Mr Lawrence.
A.Mr. Lawrence was a rich old man. He was the neighbour of the March’s. He was
believed to be a proud man who did not like to mix with the neighbours. It was
believed that he made his grandson study hard with the tutor.
However, his act of sending flowers and goodies to the March household makes him
a sensitive, caring man.

d. Write a short note on Mrs March.
A.Mrs. March ran her household with limited resources as her husband, a chaplain
was with the soldiers at the battlefront. Mrs. March was a selfless and caring woman
who first visited a poor family on Christmas morning. She loved her girls and was
very appreciative of their little gifts. She was confident that her girls would give up
their breakfast for the poor family when she asked them and they did.

e. “That’s loving our neighbour better than ourselves,” said Meg, as
they set out their presents.
Explain what Meg meant by this.
A.That’s loving our neighbour better than ourselves.” On their mother’s request the
girls packed their Christmas breakfast and took it to feed a poor family and they
themselves ate milk and bread for breakfast. They put the needs of the poor
neighbours before their own.
This act showed their love and gave them happiness.