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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the girl sitting under after lighting her third match?
(a) A Christmas tree.
(b) A table.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A blanket.

2. In whose house did the little girl see a beautifully decorated Christmas tree the year before?
(a) The wealthy grocer.
(b) The local baker.
(c) The priest's.
(d) Her best friend.

3. In addition to being "frozen and hungry" (59), how is the girl described as feeling?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Discouraged.
(c) Inconsolable.
(d) Lonely.

4. What does the girl see after she lights the second candle?
(a) God.
(b) Her parents at home.
(c) A room with a table.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

6. What adjectives are used to describe the first match the little girl lit?
(a) Clear and soothing.
(b) Hot and fiery.
(c) Clear and warm.
(d) Warm and blue.

7. What does the person who took the little girl's slipper want it for?
(a) A purse.
(b) A baby cradle.
(c) To sell for money.
(d) A drinking cup.

8. What food does the girl see in her vision after lighting the second match?
(a) Roast goose with bread stuffing.
(b) Roast goose stuffed with prunes and apples.
(c) Roast duck with orange glaze.
(d) Roast beef with caramelized onions.

9. What does the little girl do just before the third match goes out?
(a) She stretches her hands toward the candle-lit Christmas tree.
(b) She lights another match with the dying third match.
(c) She falls asleep.
(d) She passes away.

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

11. What coin does the narrator say the girl had not received for her matches?
(a) A dime.
(b) A nickel.
(c) A penny.
(d) A half-cent.

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

13. What does Granny do to the little girl after the girl lights all the matches?
(a) Lifts her in her arms.
(b) Carries her back to her father.
(c) Admonishes her for being wasteful.
(d) Hugs her and sobs.

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

15. 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?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 100.
(d) 1,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disappears as the first candle burns out?

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

3. Despite trying to fill the holes in the roof, what still came in the house?

4. What food does the little girl smell throughout the street?

5. What character walks the streets alone at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

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