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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 is the little girl doing just before the first candle burns out?
(a) Singing a Christmas song.
(b) Resting her head to nap.
(c) Stretching her feet to warm them.
(d) Gathering her things to go home.

2. What does the person who took the little girl's slipper want it for?
(a) To sell for money.
(b) A purse.
(c) A drinking cup.
(d) A baby cradle.

3. What did the main character have on her feet when she first left her house?
(a) Her sister's shoes.
(b) Her mother's slippers.
(c) Her brother's shoes.
(d) Her father's slippers.

4. What does the girl say is happening after a star falls and makes "a long fiery trail across the sky" (61)?
(a) Thank you, God.
(b) That was beautiful.
(c) Someone is dying.
(d) It's time to go home.

5. On what day of the year does "The Little Match Girl" begin?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) Independence Day.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas Eve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why will the girl get a beating if she goes home?

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

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

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

5. How is the girl's clothing described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

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