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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. How many candles does the story say burned on the green branches of the Christmas tree the little girl sees after lighting her third candle?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 100.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 1,000.

2. What is it said the girl and her Granny fly up in?
(a) Calm and ease.
(b) Peace and serenity.
(c) Radiance and happiness.
(d) God's heaven.

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

4. How is the first match described after it burns out?
(a) A little stub.
(b) A small comfort.
(c) A mere dream.
(d) A tiny token.

5. Despite trying to fill the holes in the roof, what still came in the house?
(a) Snow.
(b) Rain.
(c) Wind.
(d) Dust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the little girl do just before the third match goes out?

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

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

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

5. What adverb is used to describe how the first candle burned?

(see the answer key)

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