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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. The story ends saying that the passers-by do not know about what?
(a) The glory the girl had seen.
(b) The plight of a poor child.
(c) The pain the girl endured.
(d) The abusive nature of her father.

2. What type of metal knobs and facings does the girl see in her first vision after the first match is lit?
(a) Copper.
(b) Brass.
(c) Tin.
(d) Steel.

3. How does the narrator describe the tablecloth the girl sees after lighting the second match?
(a) Soft and cream-colored.
(b) Delicate and blue.
(c) Shining and white.
(d) Blazing and red.

4. 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) What a waste.
(d) She was trying to keep warm.

5. What is no longer there when the girl flies off with her Granny?
(a) Poverty, hunger, and abuse.
(b) Cold, hunger, and fear.
(c) Anger, misery, and poverty.
(d) Roast goose, Christmas trees, and candles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "miraculous" thing happens after the girls lights the second match?

2. In what state is the girl found at the end of the story?

3. What do the final set of matches the girl lights do to the outside world?

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

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

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