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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. In addition to being "frozen and hungry" (59), how is the girl described as feeling?
(a) Discouraged.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Inconsolable.

2. What part of her body does the girl try to warm first after she lights the first match?
(a) Her fingers.
(b) Her toes.
(c) Her ankles.
(d) Her face.

3. What is the girl sitting under after lighting her third match?
(a) A table.
(b) A Christmas tree.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A blanket.

4. 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) 100.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 1 million.

5. What does Granny do to the little girl after the girl lights all the matches?
(a) Admonishes her for being wasteful.
(b) Hugs her and sobs.
(c) Lifts her in her arms.
(d) Carries her back to her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after the second match burns out?

2. What disappears as the first candle burns out?

3. What two words are used to describe what the second match did after the little girl lit it?

4. What does the girl see after she lights the second candle?

5. What was unique about the little girl's grandmother compared to other people she knew?

(see the answer key)

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