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

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

3. What is the little girl sure will happen once her fourth match burns out?
(a) Her Granny will disappear.
(b) Her father will come for her.
(c) Someone will finally buy a match.
(d) She will freeze.

4. What happens after the second match burns out?
(a) Someone buys a match from the little girl.
(b) The girl cries for help.
(c) The dinner scene disappears.
(d) The girl falls asleep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will beat the girl if she goes home?

2. What did the main character have on her feet when she first left her house?

3. Who is it said the little girl and her Granny are with at the end of the story?

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

5. What do the final set of matches the girl lights do to the outside world?

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