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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the girl imagine she is in front of after she lights the first match?
(a) The lord.
(b) A Christmas tree.
(c) A fireplace.
(d) An iron stove.

4. How are the little girl's feet described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Red and blue with cold.
(b) Purple and blistered.
(c) Toasty warm.
(d) Covered in frostbite.

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

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

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

12. 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.

13. How is Granny described as looking at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Large and beautiful.
(b) Large and celestial.
(c) Big and compassionate.
(d) Enormous and wild.

14. In whose house did the little girl see a beautifully decorated Christmas tree the year before?
(a) The priest's.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) The local baker.
(d) The wealthy grocer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What coin does the narrator say the girl had not received for her matches?

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

3. What does the little girl carry in her apron at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

4. After the third match goes out, what do the Christmas candles turn into?

5. What is the girl sitting under after lighting her third match?

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