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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 person who took the little girl's slipper want it for?
(a) A drinking cup.
(b) A purse.
(c) To sell for money.
(d) A baby cradle.

2. Who takes the one remaining slipper from the little girl after the other was lost?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) A grocer.
(d) A little boy.

3. What simile is used to describe the first match the little girl lit?
(a) A fireplace.
(b) A wood stove.
(c) The sun.
(d) A candle.

4. How does the narrator describe the tablecloth the girl sees after lighting the second match?
(a) Blazing and red.
(b) Soft and cream-colored.
(c) Shining and white.
(d) Delicate and blue.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens after the second match burns out?

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

4. What does the girl do after her second match goes out?

5. In whose house did the little girl see a beautifully decorated Christmas tree the year before?

(see the answer key)

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