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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 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.

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

3. What holiday dinner scene does the girl see after lighting the second candle?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Easter.
(d) New Year's.

4. What does Granny do to the little girl after the girl lights all the matches?
(a) Hugs her and sobs.
(b) Lifts her in her arms.
(c) Admonishes her for being wasteful.
(d) Carries her back to her father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What character walks the streets alone at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

2. What is the little girl doing just before the first candle burns out?

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

4. How is the girl described as feeling after trying to warm herself by tucking her legs beneath her?

5. Why will the girl get a beating if she goes home?

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