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

2. How was the little girl able to see the Christmas tree inside someone's house the year before?
(a) Through their windows.
(b) She was invited inside.
(c) They had a glass door.
(d) The door was open.

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

4. What was unique about the little girl's grandmother compared to other people she knew?
(a) Her grandmother was wealthy.
(b) Her grandmother was the only person she knew who cooked roast goose.
(c) Her grandmother was the only person who had ever been kind to her.
(d) Her grandmother did not like Christmas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the main character have on her feet when she first left her house?

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

3. What is no longer there when the girl flies off with her Granny?

4. What does Granny do to the little girl after the girl lights all the matches?

5. The story ends saying that the passers-by do not know about what?

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