Question

the following text is from louisa may alcott’s 1868 novel little women. in this excerpt, jo discusses her dreams with the other march girls. “i’d have a stable full of arabian steeds, rooms piled with books, and i’d write out of a magic inkstand, so that my works should be as famous as laurie’s music. i want to do something splendid before i go into my castle—something heroic, or wonderful—that won’t be forgotten after i’m dead. i don’t know what, but i’m on the watch for it, and mean to astonish you all, some day. i think i shall write books, and get rich and famous, that would suit me, so that is my favorite dream.” according to the text, what is jo’s “favorite dream”? a jo’s dream is to achieve something memorable and important that will last beyond her own lifetime. b jo’s dream is to marry a wealthy man and live a simple life as a wife and mother. c jo’s dream is to become a famous author and publish many books. d jo’s dream is to become rich and famous as a musician.

Explanation:

We analyze each option by matching with the text. The text says Jo's favorite dream is to do something splendid (memorable/important) that lasts beyond her life, write books, get rich and famous in a way that suits her. Option A says "achieve something memorable and important that will last beyond her own lifetime" which aligns. Option B is wrong as the text doesn't mention marrying a wealthy man or simple life as wife/mother. Option C: the text says she wants to write books to be famous like Laurie's music, not specifically to publish many books as a famous author (the focus is on doing something memorable, with writing books as part of it, not just publishing many). Option D: she wants to be rich and famous in a way that suits her (writing books), not as a musician (Laurie is the musician, she wants to be famous like his music through her writing). So A is correct.

Answer:

A. Jo's dream is to achieve something memorable and important that will last beyond her own lifetime.