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

2. What was unique about the little girl's grandmother compared to other people she knew?
(a) Her grandmother did not like Christmas.
(b) Her grandmother was wealthy.
(c) Her grandmother was the only person who had ever been kind to her.
(d) Her grandmother was the only person she knew who cooked roast goose.

3. What disappears as the first candle burns out?
(a) The match bundle.
(b) The girl's purse.
(c) The stove.
(d) The Christmas Tree.

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

5. Despite trying to fill the holes in the roof, what still came in the house?
(a) Dust.
(b) Wind.
(c) Snow.
(d) Rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the little girl do after her third match goes out?

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

3. What does the little girl do just before the third match goes out?

4. On what day is it said the little girl died?

5. What type of metal knobs and facings does the girl see in her first vision after the first match is lit?

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