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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 is the girl sitting under after lighting her third match?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A table.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A Christmas tree.

2. What does the person who took the little girl's slipper want it for?
(a) A drinking cup.
(b) To sell for money.
(c) A purse.
(d) A baby cradle.

3. How does the narrator describe the tablecloth the girl sees after lighting the second match?
(a) Shining and white.
(b) Delicate and blue.
(c) Soft and cream-colored.
(d) Blazing and red.

4. What character walks the streets alone at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) A young father.
(b) An old grandmother.
(c) A poor little boy.
(d) A poor little girl.

5. Who is it said the little girl and her Granny are with at the end of the story?
(a) The wealthy grocer.
(b) Her father.
(c) God.
(d) Their whole family.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who takes the one remaining slipper from the little girl after the other was lost?

3. What adverb is used to describe how the first candle burned?

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

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

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