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

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

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

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

5. In addition to being "frozen and hungry" (59), how is the girl described as feeling?
(a) Discouraged.
(b) Optimistic.
(c) Inconsolable.
(d) Lonely.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many candles does the story say burned on the green branches of the Christmas tree the little girl sees after lighting her third candle?

2. What does the little girl carry in her apron at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

3. What do the people say who see the little girl at the end of the story?

4. What does the little girl do immediately after her first match burns out?

5. How does the girl look when she is found at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?

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