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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 does the little girl do after her third match goes out?
(a) She sobs.
(b) She strikes another match against the wall.
(c) She goes home.
(d) She begs for help.

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

3. What does Granny do to the little girl after the girl lights all the matches?
(a) Carries her back to her father.
(b) Hugs her and sobs.
(c) Lifts her in her arms.
(d) Admonishes her for being wasteful.

4. What is the girl sitting under after lighting her third match?
(a) A Christmas tree.
(b) A bridge.
(c) A table.
(d) A blanket.

5. How is the girl's clothing described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) She is wearing a holiday dress.
(b) She is well dressed and warm.
(c) She is bareheaded and barefoot.
(d) She is dressed like a boy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the third match goes out, what do the Christmas candles turn into?

3. What "miraculous" thing happens after the girls lights the second match?

4. On what day of the year does "The Little Match Girl" begin?

5. How does the narrator describe the tablecloth the girl sees after lighting the second match?

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