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

2. What character walks the streets alone at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) A young father.
(b) A poor little boy.
(c) A poor little girl.
(d) An old grandmother.

3. What is the little girl sure will happen once her fourth match burns out?
(a) Her Granny will disappear.
(b) Her father will come for her.
(c) Someone will finally buy a match.
(d) She will freeze.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it said the girl and her Granny fly up in?

2. What disappears as the first candle burns out?

3. What food does the little girl smell throughout the street?

4. Where is the little girl found sitting in the morning at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?

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

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