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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 holiday dinner scene does the girl see after lighting the second candle?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Easter.
(d) New Year's.

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

3. How is the grandmother described when the little girl sees her after lighting another match?
(a) Ethereal.
(b) Gentle and lovely.
(c) Bold and beautiful.
(d) Calm and stunning.

4. 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 the only person she knew who cooked roast goose.
(c) Her grandmother was wealthy.
(d) Her grandmother was the only person who had ever been kind to her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the little girl carry in her apron at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

2. What is the little girl doing just before the first candle burns out?

3. What does the person who took the little girl's slipper want it for?

4. What falls on the little girl's "long fair hair" while she is outside?

5. What is the little girl sure will happen once her fourth match burns out?

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