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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Little Match Girl" .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two words are used to describe what the second match did after the little girl lit it?
(a) Lit and warmed.
(b) Heated and hugged.
(c) Burned and blazed.
(d) Fired and soared.

2. How does the narrator describe the tablecloth the girl sees after lighting the second match?
(a) Shining and white.
(b) Blazing and red.
(c) Delicate and blue.
(d) Soft and cream-colored.

3. What did her family stuff into the holes of the roof of their house?
(a) Paper.
(b) Mud.
(c) Straw and rags.
(d) Feathers.

4. What falls on the little girl's "long fair hair" while she is outside?
(a) Snowflakes.
(b) Falling leaves.
(c) Raindrops.
(d) Pine needles.

5. How are the little girl's feet described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Red and blue with cold.
(b) Covered in frostbite.
(c) Toasty warm.
(d) Purple and blistered.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What simile is used to describe the first match the little girl lit?

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

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

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