It’s every girl’s dream to have someone tell her that she is exactly like the American Girl Doll she possesses. Whether you had Felicity or Josefina, Kit or Kirsten, you craved the validation of seeming similar to the doll that inspired you. But let’s face it: not everybody can be a Samantha or a Molly (like the authors of this quiz). In fact, for most of your life, you’ve probably felt like a side character – one with an excellent book that no one bothers reading even though the storyline is just as compelling, if not more. So step inside this archive of mid 2000s nostalgia to finally find out, Which American Girl Doll’s Best Friend Are You?

1. What will you be wearing for the 1st day of school?

  1. Pants, but not as a political statement
  2. A little doily cloth that just lies on top of my head I guess?
  3. A cardigan, because it was always cold in England
  4. Fuck it, Feed Sack Dress 
  5. Miss, I don’t go to school I have to work 

2. What adjectives describe you? 

  1. “Talented” and “Lucky
  2. “Merry” and “Faithful” 
  3. “Brave” and “Shy”, because those don’t conflict 
  4.  “Compassionate” and “Romantic”, like how children are
  5. “Malnourished” and “On the brink of Orphanhood” 

3. What’s your favorite thing to do with your best friend?

  1. Watch the best show on Television: The Brady Bunch 
  2. Engage in friendly civil debate over local politics, and congratulate ourselves for being so civil 
  3. Lie to her about my wealth and relationship to the British Royal Family 
  4. Be jealous of her for taking in boarders. The only exciting thing that happens at my house is foreclosing the homes of others! 
  5. Miss sure likes beating the dust out of the rug that I get underpaid to beat. She does it for free even! 

4. What’s your dream job?

  1. A gymnast who never messes up in front of a crowd
  2. A proper gentlewoman, of course
  3. Spelling Bee Champion 
  4. Cincinnati’s First Princess/Movie Star/Journalist, but mostly the first 2
  5. Miss, I need not apply to a dream job 

5. What is your most prized possession?

  1. A raspberry beret 
  2. My history-making removable earrings
  3. Either my grandfather’s dog tags, my ration book, or my scrapbook with five pictures
  4. The watch my father, a wealthy banker, gave to me as a gift during a time of economic turmoil
  5. The porcelain doll that Miss gave me that I sullied with my filthy laboring hands 

6. What does friendship mean to you?

  1. Having someone who can distract me from my brothers Bruce Lee obsession 
  2. Having someone to DESTROY Bananabelle and bail my father out of jail 
  3. Having matching dogs 
  4. Having someone to sell eggs with
  5. Having a Miss whose aunt and uncle would take me and my sisters in once Pa inevitably dies of influenza

If you got Mostly As, you’re Julie’s best friend, Ivy Ling

You got Ivy! You’re the first Asian American Historical Character and you own three outfits in total, the least of any Best Friend! You have very few discernible characteristics outside of your traditional values and what appears to be performance anxiety brought on by intense familial and internal pressure to succeed. Your grandfather owns a Chinese restaurant, but you don’t like eating Chinese food every day! Go figure! Despite living in the 1970s, you’re not quite sold on this whole “liberation” thing, but at least you have your cool nickname, Poison Ivy!

If you got Mostly Bs, you’re Felicity’s best friend, Elizabeth Cole 

You got Elizabeth! You’re a wealthy Loyalist who recently moved to the colonies and you have strong opinions about how a lady should behave! You enjoy attending fancy balls and owning extravagant gowns, but deep down, you’re quite practical. You’ve been called one of the “merriest girls in Virginia” and your hair used to be brown, but now it’s blonde! You are indeed “very funny”, which is looked down upon by ladies of your time.

If you got mostly Cs, you’re Molly’s best friend, Emily Bennett

You got Emily! Your aunt caught pneumonia which forced you to take refuge in the MacIntyres Illinois house, far away from your home in London! You are a shy person, and deeply affected by the trauma of World War II, which you will carry with you for the rest of your life. You’re a great student without even trying, and your father is either a doctor or a bus driver! 

If you got mostly Ds, you’re Kit’s best friend, Ruthie Smithens

You got Ruthie! You work with your BFF on her Depression-Era newspaper The Hard Times (No affiliation with the contemporary Gamer Publication). Your father is a banker, and he just can’t get enough of foreclosing the homes of your closest friends. You’re a girly girl, who serves as an obvious foil for your overall-wearing, scooter-riding friend. Despite your upper class upbringing, you have no problem with flaunting the attractive floral patterns that only a feed sack dress can provide. 

If you got mostly Es, you’re Samantha’s best friend, Nellie O’Malley

You got Nellie! You are the most comically tragic of the Best Friend series, experiencing the perils of child labor, influenza, and being Irish in 1904 New York, only to finally get adopted by Samantha’s cool Aunt and Uncle. You initially bonded with Samantha over having fewer than two parents, and in a few short months, you became a full-on, straight-up orphan, just like her! While working in the factories, you saw a young boy get his hand mutilated by a sewing machine. Yikes! Luckily, that trauma hasn’t gone to waste as you’ve inspired at least one class presentation on how America should abolish child labor! You call your best friend Miss, and honestly it’s getting pretty old. You never learned how to read, so it’s a wonder you were even able to take this quiz! 

Written by Emmy Pratt, Co-President, and Francesca Varga, Social Media Officer