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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 little girl carry in her apron at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) A bundle of matches.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A set of candles.
(d) A stash of coins.

2. How is the grandmother described when the little girl sees her after lighting another match?
(a) Ethereal.
(b) Calm and stunning.
(c) Gentle and lovely.
(d) Bold and beautiful.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In addition to being "frozen and hungry" (59), how is the girl described as feeling?

3. What type of metal knobs and facings does the girl see in her first vision after the first match is lit?

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

5. How does the narrator describe the tablecloth the girl sees after lighting the second match?

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