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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 girl's clothing described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) She is well dressed and warm.
(b) She is dressed like a boy.
(c) She is bareheaded and barefoot.
(d) She is wearing a holiday dress.

2. What two words are used to describe what the second match did after the little girl lit it?
(a) Burned and blazed.
(b) Lit and warmed.
(c) Fired and soared.
(d) Heated and hugged.

3. How is the girl described as feeling after trying to warm herself by tucking her legs beneath her?
(a) Warmer.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Even colder.
(d) Sleepy.

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

5. After the third match goes out, what do the Christmas candles turn into?
(a) Fireworks.
(b) Dazzling dancers.
(c) Brilliant stars.
(d) Colorful pictures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjectives are used to describe the first match the little girl lit?

2. What does the little girl do immediately after her first match burns out?

3. What disappears as the first candle burns out?

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

5. What does the little girl do just before the third match goes out?

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