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

2. How is the grandmother described when the little girl sees her after lighting another match?
(a) Ethereal.
(b) Calm and stunning.
(c) Gentle and lovely.
(d) Bold and beautiful.

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

4. What character walks the streets alone at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) A young father.
(b) A poor little boy.
(c) A poor little girl.
(d) An old grandmother.

5. What does the little girl huddle between when trying to keep warm?
(a) Two restaurants.
(b) Two bakeries.
(c) Two cafes.
(d) Two houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surface does the little girl use to light the first match?

2. Why will the girl get a beating if she goes home?

3. How is the roof of the girl's house described in "The Little Match Girl"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the little girl doing just as her second match burns out?

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

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

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