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

2. On what day of the year does "The Little Match Girl" begin?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) Easter.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Independence Day.

3. How are the little girl's hands described just before she considers lighting a match?
(a) Dead with cold.
(b) Like icicles.
(c) Frozen stiff.
(d) Red with cold.

4. What does the girl ask of her Granny while her match is still lit?
(a) She asks her to take her with her.
(b) She asks her to take her home.
(c) She asks her to help her sell the matches.
(d) She asks her to keep her warm.

5. 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) Their whole family.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many matches has the little girl sold at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

3. What does the person who took the little girl's slipper want it for?

4. How is the roof of the girl's house described in "The Little Match Girl"?

5. What did the main character have on her feet when she first left her house?

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