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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 the main character have on her feet when she first left her house?
(a) Her mother's slippers.
(b) Her father's slippers.
(c) Her sister's shoes.
(d) Her brother's shoes.

2. What is the little girl doing just before the first candle burns out?
(a) Stretching her feet to warm them.
(b) Resting her head to nap.
(c) Gathering her things to go home.
(d) Singing a Christmas song.

3. What does the little girl do immediately after her first match burns out?
(a) She falls asleep.
(b) She heads home.
(c) She shivers uncontrollably.
(d) She lights another one.

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

5. Who told the little girl that when a star falls a "soul goes up to God" (61)?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the year does "The Little Match Girl" begin?

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

3. What adverb is used to describe how the first candle burned?

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

5. What part of her body does the girl try to warm first after she lights the first match?

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