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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 "miraculous" thing happens after the girls lights the second match?
(a) The beef waves to her from the table.
(b) The goose jumps off the table and waddles toward her.
(c) The goose stands up and sings.
(d) The turkey dances on the table.

2. How does the girl look when she is found at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Blue-lipped and hunched over.
(b) Rosy cheeks and a smile on her lips.
(c) Weak and limp.
(d) Blistered cheeks and a solemn expression.

3. Who told the little girl that when a star falls a "soul goes up to God" (61)?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

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

5. How many candles does the story say burned on the green branches of the Christmas tree the little girl sees after lighting her third candle?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 1 million.
(c) 100.
(d) 10,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday dinner scene does the girl see after lighting the second candle?

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

3. What does the little girl do just before the third match goes out?

4. What does the girl do after her second match goes out?

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

(see the answer key)

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