Childhood
Where was Louisa May Alcott Born?
Pennsylvania (will accept Georgetown too)
Which war did Louisa volunteer to be a nurse?
The Civil War
what is the name of Louisa’s first book?
The Flower Fables
Which sister is the youngest?
Amy March
How,old was Louisa when her family fell into poverty?
Ten
What illness did she catch during her work as a nurse?
Typhus
What is the name of the novel Louisa wrote during her times as a nurse?
Hospital Sketches
Why did the March family fall into poverty?
Her father gave a friend a loan and didn’t get repaid
What is the name of the experimental communal living space community she moved too?
The Fruitlands
What is the name of Louisa’s niece she adopted?
Louisa (Lulu) May Alcott Nieriker
What is the name of the novel Louisa wrote from the stories she would tell her niece?
A Garland for Girls
Which sister dies from complications from Scarlet Fever late in the book?
Elizabeth (Beth) March
Why did her family fall into poverty?
Her father failed school
What year did Louisa die?
1888
What is the name of her classic American children’s novel she wrote about herself and her three sisters?
Little Women
What is Mr. March’s occupation?
Chaplain, priest….
What is one of the jobs Louisa took up to make money for her family?
Seamstress, governess teacher, live in servant (any accepted)
What year did Louisa become her niece’s guardian?
1879
Who is the daughter of a famous American Poet who she told stories to at 16?
Ellen Emerson
Which sister is loosely based on Louisa May Alcott?
Josephine (Jo) Alcott