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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 was unique about the little girl's grandmother compared to other people she knew?
(a) Her grandmother did not like Christmas.
(b) Her grandmother was the only person she knew who cooked roast goose.
(c) Her grandmother was the only person who had ever been kind to her.
(d) Her grandmother was wealthy.

2. How many matches has the little girl sold at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 23.
(d) 11.

3. What does the little girl huddle between when trying to keep warm?
(a) Two bakeries.
(b) Two cafes.
(c) Two restaurants.
(d) Two houses.

4. Who will beat the girl if she goes home?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her father.

5. What does the little girl do before her fourth match burns out?
(a) She gathers her things to go home.
(b) She desperately tries to warm her whole body with it.
(c) She tells her Granny she loves her.
(d) She strikes all the matches at once.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disappears as the first candle burns out?

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

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

4. What does the girl say is happening after a star falls and makes "a long fiery trail across the sky" (61)?

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

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