Read the excerpt from the beginning of Chapter 5 of Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott. "What in the world are you going to do now, Jo?" asked Meg one snowy afternoon, as her sister came tramping through the hall, in rubber boots, old sack, and hood, with a broom in one hand and a shovel in the other. "Going out for exercise," answered Jo with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes. "I should think two long walks this morning would have been enough! It's cold and dull out, and I advise you to stay warm and dry by the fire, as I do," said Meg with a shiver. "Never take advice! Can't keep still all day, and not being a (psy)cat, I don't like to doze by the fire. I like adventures, and I'm going to find some." Why does Alcott most likely begin the chapter with character dialogue?
to introduce the characters in the story
to set up the problem in the story
to establish the mood of the story
to keep the momentum of the story going

Louisa May Alcott's coming-of-age novel "Little Women" revolves around the March girls and their lives growing up with a father who's away fighting in the army. The story follows the four girls, Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth March living with their mother and their lives growing up with different interests and aims.

Chapter 5 of the novel shows the scene where Jo first encountered Laurie, their neighbor.

The author began the fifth chapter with a conversation between the two sisters to keep the momentum of the plot going.

This conversation between Meg and Jo helped keep the momentum of the story going, pushing it forward and keeping the readers more invested. Thus, the correct answer is the fourth option.

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