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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 holiday dinner scene does the girl see after lighting the second candle?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) New Year's.

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

3. What part of her body does the girl try to warm first after she lights the first match?
(a) Her face.
(b) Her fingers.
(c) Her toes.
(d) Her ankles.

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

5. How are the final matches the girl lights described as burning?
(a) With brilliance.
(b) With compassion.
(c) Beautifully.
(d) Quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What coin does the narrator say the girl had not received for her matches?

2. On what day is it said the little girl died?

3. After the third match goes out, what do the Christmas candles turn into?

4. What adjectives are used to describe the first match the little girl lit?

5. What does the little girl do after her third match goes out?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where and how does the little girl sit at the start of the story in an attempt to keep warm?

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

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

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

6. How is the little girl described at the beginning of "The Little Match Girl"?

7. Where is the little girl found on New Year's morning and how is she described?

8. What does the narrator say when describing the way the little girl's hair falls around her neck?

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

10. What does the girl say to her Granny after lighting her third match?

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