View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Hans Christian Andersen.
(c) Jacob Grimm.
(d) Lewis Carroll.

2. What part of her body does the girl try to warm first after she lights the first match?
(a) Her toes.
(b) Her ankles.
(c) Her fingers.
(d) Her face.

3. What does the person who took the little girl's slipper want it for?
(a) A purse.
(b) A baby cradle.
(c) To sell for money.
(d) A drinking cup.

4. How many matches has the little girl sold at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) 0.
(b) 11.
(c) 3.
(d) 23.

5. What surface does the little girl use to light the first match?
(a) The wall.
(b) The bottom of her shoe.
(c) The ground.
(d) A nearby stone.

6. 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) 1,000.
(b) 1 million.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 100.

7. How is the grandmother described when the little girl sees her after lighting another match?
(a) Calm and stunning.
(b) Gentle and lovely.
(c) Ethereal.
(d) Bold and beautiful.

8. Who takes the one remaining slipper from the little girl after the other was lost?
(a) A little boy.
(b) A grocer.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

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

10. How are the little girl's feet described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Toasty warm.
(b) Purple and blistered.
(c) Red and blue with cold.
(d) Covered in frostbite.

11. What does the little girl carry in her apron at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) A set of candles.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A stash of coins.
(d) A bundle of matches.

12. On what day of the year does "The Little Match Girl" begin?
(a) Independence Day.
(b) Easter.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) New Year's Eve.

13. What does the little girl do before her fourth match burns out?
(a) She desperately tries to warm her whole body with it.
(b) She tells her Granny she loves her.
(c) She gathers her things to go home.
(d) She strikes all the matches at once.

14. What two words are used to describe what the second match did after the little girl lit it?
(a) Heated and hugged.
(b) Burned and blazed.
(c) Fired and soared.
(d) Lit and warmed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why will the girl get a beating if she goes home?

4. What does the girl ask of her Granny while her match is still lit?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 581 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample