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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. What happens after the second match burns out?
(a) Someone buys a match from the little girl.
(b) The girl cries for help.
(c) The dinner scene disappears.
(d) The girl falls asleep.

2. How many candles does the story say burned on the green branches of the Christmas tree the little girl sees after lighting her third candle?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 100.

3. What is the little girl doing just before the first candle burns out?
(a) Gathering her things to go home.
(b) Stretching her feet to warm them.
(c) Singing a Christmas song.
(d) Resting her head to nap.

4. In whose house did the little girl see a beautifully decorated Christmas tree the year before?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) The wealthy grocer.
(c) The local baker.
(d) The priest's.

5. What two words are used to describe what the second match did after the little girl lit it?
(a) Burned and blazed.
(b) Fired and soared.
(c) Lit and warmed.
(d) Heated and hugged.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the girl ask of her Granny while her match is still lit?

3. How is Granny described as looking at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?

4. Despite the cold, where does the girl refuse to go?

5. In addition to being "frozen and hungry" (59), how is the girl described as feeling?

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