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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 does the little girl do immediately after her first match burns out?
(a) She heads home.
(b) She shivers uncontrollably.
(c) She lights another one.
(d) She falls asleep.

2. Who is it said the little girl and her Granny are with at the end of the story?
(a) The wealthy grocer.
(b) Her father.
(c) Their whole family.
(d) God.

3. What does the second candle to do the part of the wall it lit up?
(a) Turned it into a movie screen.
(b) Made it transparent as gauze.
(c) Turned it black with soot.
(d) Made it hot like a stove.

4. How does the narrator describe the tablecloth the girl sees after lighting the second match?
(a) Blazing and red.
(b) Shining and white.
(c) Delicate and blue.
(d) Soft and cream-colored.

5. 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) 100.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 1 million.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What adjectives are used to describe the first match the little girl lit?

3. How is the grandmother described when the little girl sees her after lighting another match?

4. What simile is used to describe the first match the little girl lit?

5. After the third match goes out, what do the Christmas candles turn into?

(see the answer key)

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