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

2. Who will beat the girl if she goes home?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her grandfather.

3. Who is the author of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Lewis Carroll.
(c) Jacob Grimm.
(d) Hans Christian Andersen.

4. What does the little girl do after her third match goes out?
(a) She strikes another match against the wall.
(b) She begs for help.
(c) She goes home.
(d) She sobs.

5. What does the little girl do before her fourth match burns out?
(a) She strikes all the matches at once.
(b) She desperately tries to warm her whole body with it.
(c) She gathers her things to go home.
(d) She tells her Granny she loves her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was unique about the little girl's grandmother compared to other people she knew?

2. What is no longer there when the girl flies off with her Granny?

3. What does the little girl huddle between when trying to keep warm?

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

5. Despite the cold, where does the girl refuse to go?

(see the answer key)

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