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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Someone will finally buy a match.
(d) She will freeze.

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

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

5. The story ends saying that the passers-by do not know about what?
(a) The plight of a poor child.
(b) The abusive nature of her father.
(c) The pain the girl endured.
(d) The glory the girl had seen.

6. What is the girl sitting under after lighting her third match?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A table.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A Christmas tree.

7. 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 beef waves to her from the table.
(d) The goose stands up and sings.

8. How are the little girl's hands described just before she considers lighting a match?
(a) Like icicles.
(b) Frozen stiff.
(c) Red with cold.
(d) Dead with cold.

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

10. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What disappears as the first candle burns out?

2. What character walks the streets alone at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

3. What does the girl imagine she is in front of after she lights the first match?

4. In what state is the girl found at the end of the story?

5. Who will beat the girl if she goes home?

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