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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens after the second match burns out?
(a) The girl falls asleep.
(b) The dinner scene disappears.
(c) Someone buys a match from the little girl.
(d) The girl cries for help.

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

5. How is the roof of the girl's house described in "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Bare.
(b) Pitched.
(c) Flat.
(d) Solid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did her family stuff into the holes of the roof of their house?

2. What food does the girl see in her vision after lighting the second match?

3. What does the girl ask of her Granny while her match is still lit?

4. How are the final matches the girl lights described as burning?

5. How is the girl described as feeling after trying to warm herself by tucking her legs beneath her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens to the Christmas candles in the vision the little girl has after lighting her second match.

2. How does the little girl lose her mother's slippers?

3. What was the grandmother like to the little girl when she was alive?

4. How is the night described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

5. Describe the vision the little girl has upon lighting her first match.

6. Why does the girl light her remaining matches toward the end of "The Little Match Girl"?

7. What simile is use to describe the first match the candle lit?

8. What does the girl say at the sight of a fallen start as her second candle burns out and why?

9. What is the little girl trying to do as she walks the cold streets at night?

10. What does the second match the girl lights turn the wall before her into?

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