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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the little girl able to see the Christmas tree inside someone's house the year before?
(a) They had a glass door.
(b) The door was open.
(c) She was invited inside.
(d) Through their windows.

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

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

4. How is the first match described after it burns out?
(a) A small comfort.
(b) A tiny token.
(c) A mere dream.
(d) A little stub.

5. What did the main character have on her feet when she first left her house?
(a) Her mother's slippers.
(b) Her father's slippers.
(c) Her sister's shoes.
(d) Her brother's shoes.

6. What was unique about the little girl's grandmother compared to other people she knew?
(a) Her grandmother did not like Christmas.
(b) Her grandmother was wealthy.
(c) Her grandmother was the only person she knew who cooked roast goose.
(d) Her grandmother was the only person who had ever been kind to her.

7. 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 wearing a holiday dress.
(c) She is dressed like a boy.
(d) She is bareheaded and barefoot.

8. What is the little girl sure will happen once her fourth match burns out?
(a) Her father will come for her.
(b) Someone will finally buy a match.
(c) She will freeze.
(d) Her Granny will disappear.

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

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

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

12. Why will the girl get a beating if she goes home?
(a) She stole matches.
(b) She has not sold any matches.
(c) She ran away.
(d) She lit a match.

13. How does the girl look when she is found at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Blue-lipped and hunched over.
(b) Weak and limp.
(c) Blistered cheeks and a solemn expression.
(d) Rosy cheeks and a smile on her lips.

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

15. What type of metal knobs and facings does the girl see in her first vision after the first match is lit?
(a) Tin.
(b) Steel.
(c) Copper.
(d) Brass.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Despite the cold, where does the girl refuse to go?

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

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

5. Who takes the one remaining slipper from the little girl after the other was lost?

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