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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

6. What does the girl do after her second match goes out?
(a) She lights a third one.
(b) She asks someone to help her.
(c) She throws her matches away.
(d) She sells a match to someone.

7. 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 black with soot.
(c) Made it transparent as gauze.
(d) Turned it into a movie screen.

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

9. Who will beat the girl if she goes home?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandfather.

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

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

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

13. Despite trying to fill the holes in the roof, what still came in the house?
(a) Snow.
(b) Rain.
(c) Wind.
(d) Dust.

14. How does the narrator describe the tablecloth the girl sees after lighting the second match?
(a) Blazing and red.
(b) Soft and cream-colored.
(c) Delicate and blue.
(d) Shining and white.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What falls on the little girl's "long fair hair" while she is outside?

3. What surface does the little girl use to light the first match?

4. In addition to being "frozen and hungry" (59), how is the girl described as feeling?

5. How is the grandmother described when the little girl sees her after lighting another match?

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