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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adverb is used to describe how the first candle burned?
(a) Lovingly.
(b) Extravagantly.
(c) Calmly.
(d) Deliciously.

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

3. What does the girl see after she lights the second candle?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) A room with a table.
(c) Her parents at home.
(d) God.

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

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

6. What does the little girl do immediately after her first match burns out?
(a) She heads home.
(b) She falls asleep.
(c) She shivers uncontrollably.
(d) She lights another one.

7. How is the girl's clothing described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) She is wearing a holiday dress.
(b) She is well dressed and warm.
(c) She is bareheaded and barefoot.
(d) She is dressed like a boy.

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

9. Who is the author of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Lewis Carroll.
(b) Jacob Grimm.
(c) Hans Christian Andersen.
(d) Charles Dickens.

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

11. What does the girl imagine she is in front of after she lights the first match?
(a) A Christmas tree.
(b) An iron stove.
(c) The lord.
(d) A fireplace.

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

13. In whose house did the little girl see a beautifully decorated Christmas tree the year before?
(a) The wealthy grocer.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) The priest's.
(d) The local baker.

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

15. What does the little girl do after her third match goes out?
(a) She sobs.
(b) She begs for help.
(c) She goes home.
(d) She strikes another match against the wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to being "frozen and hungry" (59), how is the girl described as feeling?

2. How is the first match described after it burns out?

3. How are the little girl's hands described just before she considers lighting a match?

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

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

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