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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. Who is the author of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Hans Christian Andersen.
(c) Lewis Carroll.
(d) Jacob Grimm.

2. In what state is the girl found at the end of the story?
(a) Frozen to death.
(b) Weak and hungry.
(c) Nearly dead but still breathing.
(d) Sad and unable to speak.

3. Why will the girl get a beating if she goes home?
(a) She has not sold any matches.
(b) She lit a match.
(c) She stole matches.
(d) She ran away.

4. What does the girl imagine she is in front of after she lights the first match?
(a) A Christmas tree.
(b) The lord.
(c) A fireplace.
(d) An iron stove.

5. Where is the little girl found sitting in the morning at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Outside her father's home.
(b) In the corner by the house.
(c) Outside the grocer's house.
(d) Near a church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who told the little girl that when a star falls a "soul goes up to God" (61)?

3. On what day is it said the little girl died?

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

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

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