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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the girl say is happening after a star falls and makes "a long fiery trail across the sky" (61)?
(a) That was beautiful.
(b) Someone is dying.
(c) Thank you, God.
(d) It's time to go home.

2. 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.

3. What coin does the narrator say the girl had not received for her matches?
(a) A nickel.
(b) A dime.
(c) A half-cent.
(d) A penny.

4. What did her family stuff into the holes of the roof of their house?
(a) Straw and rags.
(b) Paper.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Mud.

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

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

7. What does the little girl do before her fourth match burns out?
(a) She desperately tries to warm her whole body with it.
(b) She gathers her things to go home.
(c) She strikes all the matches at once.
(d) She tells her Granny she loves her.

8. What part of her body does the girl try to warm first after she lights the first match?
(a) Her fingers.
(b) Her face.
(c) Her ankles.
(d) Her toes.

9. On what day of the year does "The Little Match Girl" begin?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) Easter.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Independence Day.

10. What adjectives are used to describe the first match the little girl lit?
(a) Hot and fiery.
(b) Clear and warm.
(c) Clear and soothing.
(d) Warm and blue.

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

12. On what day is it said the little girl died?
(a) The first day of the new year.
(b) The night before Christmas.
(c) The last day of the old year.
(d) Christmas Day.

13. 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 help her sell the matches.
(c) She asks her to take her with her.
(d) She asks her to keep her warm.

14. What holiday dinner scene does the girl see after lighting the second candle?
(a) New Year's.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Easter.
(d) Thanksgiving.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the final set of matches the girl lights do to the outside world?

2. Who takes the one remaining slipper from the little girl after the other was lost?

3. Where is the little girl found sitting in the morning at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?

4. What adverb is used to describe how the first candle burned?

5. How many matches has the little girl sold at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

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