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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) Soft and cream-colored.
(b) Delicate and blue.
(c) Shining and white.
(d) Blazing and red.

2. How is the girl's clothing described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) She is dressed like a boy.
(b) She is bareheaded and barefoot.
(c) She is well dressed and warm.
(d) She is wearing a holiday dress.

3. After the third match goes out, what do the Christmas candles turn into?
(a) Brilliant stars.
(b) Fireworks.
(c) Dazzling dancers.
(d) Colorful pictures.

4. Who is it said the little girl and her Granny are with at the end of the story?
(a) God.
(b) The wealthy grocer.
(c) Her father.
(d) Their whole family.

5. How is the grandmother described when the little girl sees her after lighting another match?
(a) Calm and stunning.
(b) Ethereal.
(c) Gentle and lovely.
(d) Bold and beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the little girl doing just before the first candle burns out?

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

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

4. Despite trying to fill the holes in the roof, what still came in the house?

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

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