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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What "miraculous" thing happens after the girls lights the second match?
(a) The beef waves to her from the table.
(b) The goose stands up and sings.
(c) The turkey dances on the table.
(d) The goose jumps off the table and waddles toward her.

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

4. What food does the girl see in her vision after lighting the second match?
(a) Roast goose stuffed with prunes and apples.
(b) Roast beef with caramelized onions.
(c) Roast goose with bread stuffing.
(d) Roast duck with orange glaze.

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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 help her sell the matches.
(d) She asks her to keep her warm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the second candle to do the part of the wall it lit up?

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

3. What does the little girl do immediately after her first match burns out?

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

5. Who is the author of "The Little Match Girl"?

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