Louisa May Alcott, an American author best known for her children’s books Little Women, Little Men, and Jo’s Boys, was profoundly influenced by her family, particularly her father. She was the daughter of Bronson Alcott, a well-known teacher, intellectual, and free thinker who advocated abolitionism, women’s rights, and vegetarianism long before they were popular. He was called a man of unparalleled intellect by his friend Ralph Waldo Emerson. Bronson Alcott instilled in his daughter his lofty and spiritual values and in return was idolized by his daughter. Louisa used her father as a model for the impractical yet serenely wise and adored father in Little Women, and with the success of this novel she was able to provide for her family, giving her father the financial security that until then he had never experienced.
1. This passage mainly discusses
(A) Louisa May Alcott’s famous books
(B) how Bronson Alcott implemented his educational philosophies
(C) the success of Little Women
(D) Bronson Alcott’s influence on his daughter
2.The passage implies that vegetarianism
(A) was more popular than abolitionism
(B) was the reason for Louisa’s adoration for her father
(C) became popular in a later period
(D) was one of the reasons for Bronson Alcott’s unparalleled intellect
3. In line 6, the word “lofty” is closest in meaning to
(A) commonplace (B) high-minded (C) self-serving (D) sympathetic
4. It can be inferred from the passage that Louisa May Alcott used the success of Little Women to
(A) buy herself anything she had ever wanted
(B) achieve personal financial security
(C) give her father tangible proof of her love
(D) detach herself from her family
5. The author’s purpose in the passage is to
(A) explain how an author becomes famous
(B) describe the influence of family on a writer
(C) support Bronson Alcott’s educational theories
(D) show the success that can be achieved by an author