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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. What does the second candle to do the part of the wall it lit up?
(a) Made it hot like a stove.
(b) Turned it black with soot.
(c) Turned it into a movie screen.
(d) Made it transparent as gauze.

2. How is the girl described as feeling after trying to warm herself by tucking her legs beneath her?
(a) Warmer.
(b) Sleepy.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Even colder.

3. What is the girl sitting under after lighting her third match?
(a) A bridge.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A Christmas tree.
(d) A table.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The story ends saying that the passers-by do not know about what?

2. What does the little girl do before her fourth match burns out?

3. What disappears as the first candle burns out?

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

5. In whose house did the little girl see a beautifully decorated Christmas tree the year before?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do passers-by react when they see the little girl?

4. What happens just as the little girl stretches her feet to warm them before the warmth of the iron stove?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does the little girl see after lighting her second match?

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