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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. How is the girl's clothing described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) She is dressed like a boy.
(b) She is well dressed and warm.
(c) She is bareheaded and barefoot.
(d) She is wearing a holiday dress.

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

3. What simile is used to describe the first match the little girl lit?
(a) A candle.
(b) A wood stove.
(c) A fireplace.
(d) The sun.

4. What do the final set of matches the girl lights do to the outside world?
(a) Makes it look hopeful.
(b) Heats it up.
(c) Makes it glow brighter than daylight.
(d) Reveals its evil.

5. What disappears as the first candle burns out?
(a) The Christmas Tree.
(b) The match bundle.
(c) The girl's purse.
(d) The stove.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who will beat the girl if she goes home?

3. What does the girl ask of her Granny while her match is still lit?

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

5. In whose house did the little girl see a beautifully decorated Christmas tree the year before?

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