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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

5. What simile is used to describe the first match the little girl lit?
(a) A wood stove.
(b) A candle.
(c) The sun.
(d) A fireplace.

6. What "miraculous" thing happens after the girls lights the second match?
(a) The goose jumps off the table and waddles toward her.
(b) The turkey dances on the table.
(c) The beef waves to her from the table.
(d) The goose stands up and sings.

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

8. What does the little girl do before her fourth match burns out?
(a) She gathers her things to go home.
(b) She strikes all the matches at once.
(c) She desperately tries to warm her whole body with it.
(d) She tells her Granny she loves her.

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

10. What surface does the little girl use to light the first match?
(a) The bottom of her shoe.
(b) The wall.
(c) The ground.
(d) A nearby stone.

11. What does the girl ask of her Granny while her match is still lit?
(a) She asks her to take her home.
(b) She asks her to take her with her.
(c) She asks her to keep her warm.
(d) She asks her to help her sell the matches.

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

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

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

15. Despite the cold, where does the girl refuse to go?
(a) Her Granny's.
(b) Her friend's house.
(c) Home.
(d) Church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the girl imagine she is in front of after she lights the first match?

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

4. What does the girl do after her second match goes out?

5. What does the person who took the little girl's slipper want it for?

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