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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 huddle between when trying to keep warm?
(a) Two restaurants.
(b) Two bakeries.
(c) Two houses.
(d) Two cafes.

2. What do the final set of matches the girl lights do to the outside world?
(a) Heats it up.
(b) Makes it glow brighter than daylight.
(c) Makes it look hopeful.
(d) Reveals its evil.

3. Who is the author of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Hans Christian Andersen.
(b) Lewis Carroll.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) Jacob Grimm.

4. What "miraculous" thing happens after the girls lights the second match?
(a) The goose jumps off the table and waddles toward her.
(b) The goose stands up and sings.
(c) The beef waves to her from the table.
(d) The turkey dances on the table.

5. How is the roof of the girl's house described in "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Solid.
(b) Flat.
(c) Pitched.
(d) Bare.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the little girl's hands described just before she considers lighting a match?

2. What coin does the narrator say the girl had not received for her matches?

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

4. What type of metal knobs and facings does the girl see in her first vision after the first match is lit?

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

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