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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 adverb is used to describe how the first candle burned?
(a) Deliciously.
(b) Extravagantly.
(c) Lovingly.
(d) Calmly.

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

3. How are the little girl's hands described just before she considers lighting a match?
(a) Frozen stiff.
(b) Like icicles.
(c) Dead with cold.
(d) Red with cold.

4. What food does the girl see in her vision after lighting the second match?
(a) Roast duck with orange glaze.
(b) Roast goose with bread stuffing.
(c) Roast beef with caramelized onions.
(d) Roast goose stuffed with prunes and apples.

5. In whose house did the little girl see a beautifully decorated Christmas tree the year before?
(a) The local baker.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) The wealthy grocer.
(d) The priest's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the grandmother described when the little girl sees her after lighting another match?

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

3. What does the little girl do before her fourth match burns out?

4. What coin does the narrator say the girl had not received for her matches?

5. The story ends saying that the passers-by do not know about what?

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