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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 dinner scene disappears.
(c) The girl cries for help.
(d) The girl falls asleep.

2. What does the girl ask of her Granny while her match is still lit?
(a) She asks her to take her home.
(b) She asks her to take her with her.
(c) She asks her to keep her warm.
(d) She asks her to help her sell the matches.

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

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

5. In what state is the girl found at the end of the story?
(a) Frozen to death.
(b) Sad and unable to speak.
(c) Weak and hungry.
(d) Nearly dead but still breathing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What coin does the narrator say the girl had not received for her matches?

2. Who told the little girl that when a star falls a "soul goes up to God" (61)?

3. Who is the author of "The Little Match Girl"?

4. How are the little girl's feet described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

5. What adverb is used to describe how the first candle burned?

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