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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the little girl huddle between when trying to keep warm?
(a) Two bakeries.
(b) Two cafes.
(c) Two restaurants.
(d) Two houses.

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

5. How are the final matches the girl lights described as burning?
(a) With brilliance.
(b) With compassion.
(c) Beautifully.
(d) Quickly.

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

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

8. What do the people say who see the little girl at the end of the story?
(a) She should have gone home.
(b) Poor little creature.
(c) She was trying to keep warm.
(d) What a waste.

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

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

11. What does the little girl do immediately after her first match burns out?
(a) She falls asleep.
(b) She lights another one.
(c) She heads home.
(d) She shivers uncontrollably.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the little girl do just before the third match goes out?

2. What disappears as the first candle burns out?

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 simile is used to describe the first match the little girl lit?

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