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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. In what state is the girl found at the end of the story?
(a) Sad and unable to speak.
(b) Weak and hungry.
(c) Frozen to death.
(d) Nearly dead but still breathing.

2. What does the little girl do immediately after her first match burns out?
(a) She lights another one.
(b) She falls asleep.
(c) She shivers uncontrollably.
(d) She heads home.

3. The story ends saying that the passers-by do not know about what?
(a) The abusive nature of her father.
(b) The pain the girl endured.
(c) The glory the girl had seen.
(d) The plight of a poor child.

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

5. What food does the little girl smell throughout the street?
(a) Beef stew.
(b) Ham.
(c) Roast Goose.
(d) Roast Turkey.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What food does the girl see in her vision after lighting the second match?

4. Why will the girl get a beating if she goes home?

5. Who will beat the girl if she goes home?

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