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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 does the little girl do immediately after her first match burns out?
(a) She heads home.
(b) She shivers uncontrollably.
(c) She falls asleep.
(d) She lights another one.

2. What falls on the little girl's "long fair hair" while she is outside?
(a) Pine needles.
(b) Snowflakes.
(c) Raindrops.
(d) Falling leaves.

3. What does the little girl do after her third match goes out?
(a) She strikes another match against the wall.
(b) She begs for help.
(c) She goes home.
(d) She sobs.

4. What disappears as the first candle burns out?
(a) The Christmas Tree.
(b) The girl's purse.
(c) The stove.
(d) The match bundle.

5. Who takes the one remaining slipper from the little girl after the other was lost?
(a) A grocer.
(b) A little boy.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the little girl do before her fourth match burns out?

2. In addition to being "frozen and hungry" (59), how is the girl described as feeling?

3. What does Granny do to the little girl after the girl lights all the matches?

4. Despite trying to fill the holes in the roof, what still came in the house?

5. What part of her body does the girl try to warm first after she lights the first match?

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