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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 lights another one.
(b) She heads home.
(c) She shivers uncontrollably.
(d) She falls asleep.

2. What does the girl say is happening after a star falls and makes "a long fiery trail across the sky" (61)?
(a) That was beautiful.
(b) Someone is dying.
(c) It's time to go home.
(d) Thank you, God.

3. How is Granny described as looking at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Enormous and wild.
(b) Big and compassionate.
(c) Large and celestial.
(d) Large and beautiful.

4. What simile is used to describe the first match the little girl lit?
(a) The sun.
(b) A candle.
(c) A fireplace.
(d) A wood stove.

5. What did the main character have on her feet when she first left her house?
(a) Her brother's shoes.
(b) Her mother's slippers.
(c) Her father's slippers.
(d) Her sister's shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What happens after the second match burns out?

3. How is the roof of the girl's house described in "The Little Match Girl"?

4. Who will beat the girl if she goes home?

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

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