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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. How is the roof of the girl's house described in "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Pitched.
(b) Flat.
(c) Solid.
(d) Bare.

2. 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.

3. On what day is it said the little girl died?
(a) The last day of the old year.
(b) The first day of the new year.
(c) Christmas Day.
(d) The night before Christmas.

4. Who is it said the little girl and her Granny are with at the end of the story?
(a) God.
(b) Their whole family.
(c) The wealthy grocer.
(d) Her father.

5. What falls on the little girl's "long fair hair" while she is outside?
(a) Falling leaves.
(b) Raindrops.
(c) Pine needles.
(d) Snowflakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl see after she lights the second candle?

2. What does the girl say is happening after a star falls and makes "a long fiery trail across the sky" (61)?

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

4. How many candles does the story say burned on the green branches of the Christmas tree the little girl sees after lighting her third candle?

5. After the third match goes out, what do the Christmas candles turn into?

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