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

2. What does the girl say is happening after a star falls and makes "a long fiery trail across the sky" (61)?
(a) Thank you, God.
(b) Someone is dying.
(c) It's time to go home.
(d) That was beautiful.

3. Who will beat the girl if she goes home?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her grandfather.

4. What do the people say who see the little girl at the end of the story?
(a) She should have gone home.
(b) Poor little creature.
(c) She was trying to keep warm.
(d) What a waste.

5. What type of metal knobs and facings does the girl see in her first vision after the first match is lit?
(a) Tin.
(b) Steel.
(c) Brass.
(d) Copper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How was the little girl able to see the Christmas tree inside someone's house the year before?

3. What disappears as the first candle burns out?

4. What food does the girl see in her vision after lighting the second match?

5. What does the girl imagine she is in front of after she lights the first match?

(see the answer key)

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