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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. Despite the cold, where does the girl refuse to go?
(a) Church.
(b) Home.
(c) Her Granny's.
(d) Her friend's house.

2. What do the people say who see the little girl at the end of the story?
(a) Poor little creature.
(b) She should have gone home.
(c) She was trying to keep warm.
(d) What a waste.

3. What does the little girl do just before the third match goes out?
(a) She falls asleep.
(b) She stretches her hands toward the candle-lit Christmas tree.
(c) She lights another match with the dying third match.
(d) She passes away.

4. How is the girl described as feeling after trying to warm herself by tucking her legs beneath her?
(a) Even colder.
(b) Sleepy.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Warmer.

5. What two words are used to describe what the second match did after the little girl lit it?
(a) Lit and warmed.
(b) Fired and soared.
(c) Burned and blazed.
(d) Heated and hugged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the second candle to do the part of the wall it lit up?

2. Who takes the one remaining slipper from the little girl after the other was lost?

3. How does the narrator describe the tablecloth the girl sees after lighting the second match?

4. How are the final matches the girl lights described as burning?

5. Who is it said the little girl and her Granny are with at the end of the story?

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