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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 coin does the narrator say the girl had not received for her matches?
(a) A half-cent.
(b) A penny.
(c) A dime.
(d) A nickel.

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

3. Who told the little girl that when a star falls a "soul goes up to God" (61)?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her father.

4. What do the final set of matches the girl lights do to the outside world?
(a) Heats it up.
(b) Makes it glow brighter than daylight.
(c) Reveals its evil.
(d) Makes it look hopeful.

5. What does the little girl carry in her apron at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) A stash of coins.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A bundle of matches.
(d) A set of candles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many matches has the little girl sold at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

3. Despite the cold, where does the girl refuse to go?

4. What did the main character have on her feet when she first left her house?

5. What does the little girl huddle between when trying to keep warm?

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