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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 did her family stuff into the holes of the roof of their house?
(a) Straw and rags.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Paper.
(d) Mud.

2. How is the girl described as feeling after trying to warm herself by tucking her legs beneath her?
(a) Even colder.
(b) Warmer.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Sleepy.

3. What was unique about the little girl's grandmother compared to other people she knew?
(a) Her grandmother did not like Christmas.
(b) Her grandmother was the only person who had ever been kind to her.
(c) Her grandmother was the only person she knew who cooked roast goose.
(d) Her grandmother was wealthy.

4. What does the girl do after her second match goes out?
(a) She sells a match to someone.
(b) She asks someone to help her.
(c) She lights a third one.
(d) She throws her matches away.

5. What adjectives are used to describe the first match the little girl lit?
(a) Clear and warm.
(b) Hot and fiery.
(c) Clear and soothing.
(d) Warm and blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the girl's clothing described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

2. What character walks the streets alone at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

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

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

5. What does the girl say is happening after a star falls and makes "a long fiery trail across the sky" (61)?

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