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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the tablecloth the girl sees after lighting the second match?
(a) Delicate and blue.
(b) Shining and white.
(c) Blazing and red.
(d) Soft and cream-colored.

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

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

4. In addition to being "frozen and hungry" (59), how is the girl described as feeling?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Discouraged.
(c) Inconsolable.
(d) Optimistic.

5. After the third match goes out, what do the Christmas candles turn into?
(a) Dazzling dancers.
(b) Colorful pictures.
(c) Fireworks.
(d) Brilliant stars.

6. What "miraculous" thing happens after the girls lights the second match?
(a) The beef waves to her from the table.
(b) The turkey dances on the table.
(c) The goose jumps off the table and waddles toward her.
(d) The goose stands up and sings.

7. What does the second candle to do the part of the wall it lit up?
(a) Turned it black with soot.
(b) Turned it into a movie screen.
(c) Made it hot like a stove.
(d) Made it transparent as gauze.

8. What does the little girl huddle between when trying to keep warm?
(a) Two houses.
(b) Two bakeries.
(c) Two restaurants.
(d) Two cafes.

9. What is no longer there when the girl flies off with her Granny?
(a) Cold, hunger, and fear.
(b) Anger, misery, and poverty.
(c) Roast goose, Christmas trees, and candles.
(d) Poverty, hunger, and abuse.

10. What does the girl see after she lights the second candle?
(a) God.
(b) A room with a table.
(c) Her parents at home.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

12. Who told the little girl that when a star falls a "soul goes up to God" (61)?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the little girl carry in her apron at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

3. How does the girl look when she is found at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?

4. In what state is the girl found at the end of the story?

5. What type of metal knobs and facings does the girl see in her first vision after the first match is lit?

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