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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. In what state is the girl found at the end of the story?
(a) Frozen to death.
(b) Weak and hungry.
(c) Sad and unable to speak.
(d) Nearly dead but still breathing.

4. 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.

5. What is no longer there when the girl flies off with her Granny?
(a) Cold, hunger, and fear.
(b) Roast goose, Christmas trees, and candles.
(c) Poverty, hunger, and abuse.
(d) Anger, misery, and poverty.

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

7. 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.

8. What do the final set of matches the girl lights do to the outside world?
(a) Makes it look hopeful.
(b) Makes it glow brighter than daylight.
(c) Heats it up.
(d) Reveals its evil.

9. How many candles does the story say burned on the green branches of the Christmas tree the little girl sees after lighting her third candle?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 100.

10. In addition to being "frozen and hungry" (59), how is the girl described as feeling?
(a) Inconsolable.
(b) Discouraged.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Lonely.

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

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

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

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

15. Where is the little girl found sitting in the morning at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) In the corner by the house.
(b) Outside her father's home.
(c) Near a church.
(d) Outside the grocer's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surface does the little girl use to light the first match?

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

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

4. How is Granny described as looking at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?

5. What was unique about the little girl's grandmother compared to other people she knew?

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