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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Little Match Girl" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the girl look when she is found at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Blistered cheeks and a solemn expression.
(b) Blue-lipped and hunched over.
(c) Rosy cheeks and a smile on her lips.
(d) Weak and limp.

2. Despite the cold, where does the girl refuse to go?
(a) Her Granny's.
(b) Church.
(c) Her friend's house.
(d) Home.

3. What does the girl see after she lights the second candle?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) A room with a table.
(c) Her parents at home.
(d) God.

4. What did her family stuff into the holes of the roof of their house?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Mud.
(c) Straw and rags.
(d) Paper.

5. What surface does the little girl use to light the first match?
(a) A nearby stone.
(b) The wall.
(c) The bottom of her shoe.
(d) The ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the final matches the girl lights described as burning?

2. What does the girl say is happening after a star falls and makes "a long fiery trail across the sky" (61)?

3. In what state is the girl found at the end of the story?

4. What is no longer there when the girl flies off with her Granny?

5. What falls on the little girl's "long fair hair" while she is outside?

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