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

2. What does Granny do to the little girl after the girl lights all the matches?
(a) Hugs her and sobs.
(b) Carries her back to her father.
(c) Lifts her in her arms.
(d) Admonishes her for being wasteful.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does the girl look when she is found at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?

4. What part of her body does the girl try to warm first after she lights the first match?

5. What does the little girl carry in her apron at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the little girl's home described?

3. How is the first match the girl lit described?

4. After lighting the second match, whose Christmas tree is compared to the one she sees?

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

6. What does the early description of the little girl tell you about her and how?

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

8. What vision does the girl see upon lighting her third match?

9. What does the girl's Granny do with her after she lights the remaining matches?

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

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