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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 bakeries.
(b) Two houses.
(c) Two restaurants.
(d) Two cafes.

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

4. In whose house did the little girl see a beautifully decorated Christmas tree the year before?
(a) The wealthy grocer.
(b) The local baker.
(c) The priest's.
(d) Her best friend.

5. What does the girl say is happening after a star falls and makes "a long fiery trail across the sky" (61)?
(a) Someone is dying.
(b) Thank you, God.
(c) That was beautiful.
(d) It's time to go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the little girl's feet described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

2. What is the little girl sure will happen once her fourth match burns out?

3. What food does the little girl smell throughout the street?

4. What food does the girl see in her vision after lighting the second match?

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

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