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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 disappears as the first candle burns out?
(a) The match bundle.
(b) The Christmas Tree.
(c) The stove.
(d) The girl's purse.

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

3. Why will the girl get a beating if she goes home?
(a) She stole matches.
(b) She lit a match.
(c) She ran away.
(d) She has not sold any matches.

4. What food does the girl see in her vision after lighting the second match?
(a) Roast beef with caramelized onions.
(b) Roast goose with bread stuffing.
(c) Roast duck with orange glaze.
(d) Roast goose stuffed with prunes and apples.

5. What is the little girl doing just before the first candle burns out?
(a) Singing a Christmas song.
(b) Stretching her feet to warm them.
(c) Resting her head to nap.
(d) Gathering her things to go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will beat the girl if she goes home?

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

3. What character walks the streets alone at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

4. In addition to being "frozen and hungry" (59), how is the girl described as feeling?

5. What does the second candle to do the part of the wall it lit up?

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