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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 is the first match described after it burns out?
(a) A little stub.
(b) A tiny token.
(c) A mere dream.
(d) A small comfort.

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

3. What does the little girl do before her fourth match burns out?
(a) She strikes all the matches at once.
(b) She gathers her things to go home.
(c) She desperately tries to warm her whole body with it.
(d) She tells her Granny she loves her.

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

5. What does the little girl carry in her apron at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) A bundle of matches.
(b) A set of candles.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A stash of coins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two words are used to describe what the second match did after the little girl lit it?

2. What holiday dinner scene does the girl see after lighting the second candle?

3. What was unique about the little girl's grandmother compared to other people she knew?

4. The story ends saying that the passers-by do not know about what?

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

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