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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the little girl do just before the third match goes out?
(a) She falls asleep.
(b) She passes away.
(c) She lights another match with the dying third match.
(d) She stretches her hands toward the candle-lit Christmas tree.

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

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

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

8. 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) Admonishes her for being wasteful.
(d) Hugs her and sobs.

9. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the girl see after she lights the second candle?

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

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

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

5. What did her family stuff into the holes of the roof of their house?

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