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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is it said the little girl and her Granny are with at the end of the story?
(a) God.
(b) Her father.
(c) Their whole family.
(d) The wealthy grocer.

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

3. What is the little girl doing just before the first candle burns out?
(a) Singing a Christmas song.
(b) Stretching her feet to warm them.
(c) Gathering her things to go home.
(d) Resting her head to nap.

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

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

6. Who will beat the girl if she goes home?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandfather.

7. 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) 100.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 1 million.

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

9. What holiday dinner scene does the girl see after lighting the second candle?
(a) Easter.
(b) Christmas.
(c) New Year's.
(d) Thanksgiving.

10. What happens after the second match burns out?
(a) The dinner scene disappears.
(b) The girl falls asleep.
(c) The girl cries for help.
(d) Someone buys a match from the little girl.

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

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

13. How is the roof of the girl's house described in "The Little Match Girl"?
(a) Solid.
(b) Flat.
(c) Bare.
(d) Pitched.

14. 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.

15. The story ends saying that the passers-by do not know about what?
(a) The glory the girl had seen.
(b) The abusive nature of her father.
(c) The plight of a poor child.
(d) The pain the girl endured.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food does the girl see in her vision after lighting the second match?

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

3. What falls on the little girl's "long fair hair" while she is outside?

4. How is the first match described after it burns out?

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

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