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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many matches has the little girl sold at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) 3.
(b) 23.
(c) 11.
(d) 0.

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

3. What happens after the second match burns out?
(a) The girl falls asleep.
(b) The dinner scene disappears.
(c) Someone buys a match from the little girl.
(d) The girl cries for help.

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

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

6. What does the little girl do after her third match goes out?
(a) She sobs.
(b) She strikes another match against the wall.
(c) She begs for help.
(d) She goes home.

7. What character walks the streets alone at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) An old grandmother.
(b) A young father.
(c) A poor little boy.
(d) A poor little girl.

8. Who is it said the little girl and her Granny are with at the end of the story?
(a) God.
(b) Their whole family.
(c) The wealthy grocer.
(d) Her father.

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

10. What is the little girl doing just before the first candle burns out?
(a) Resting her head to nap.
(b) Gathering her things to go home.
(c) Singing a Christmas song.
(d) Stretching her feet to warm them.

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

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

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

14. Who told the little girl that when a star falls a "soul goes up to God" (61)?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her father.

15. What does the second candle to do the part of the wall it lit up?
(a) Made it hot like a stove.
(b) Turned it into a movie screen.
(c) Made it transparent as gauze.
(d) Turned it black with soot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl ask of her Granny while her match is still lit?

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

3. What two words are used to describe what the second match did after the little girl lit it?

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

5. What is it said the girl and her Granny fly up in?

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