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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In whose house did the little girl see a beautifully decorated Christmas tree the year before?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) The local baker.
(c) The priest's.
(d) The wealthy grocer.

4. What simile is used to describe the first match the little girl lit?
(a) A candle.
(b) A fireplace.
(c) A wood stove.
(d) The sun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after the second match burns out?

2. What disappears as the first candle burns out?

3. What does the little girl huddle between when trying to keep warm?

4. What is it said the girl and her Granny fly up in?

5. What is the little girl sure will happen once her fourth match burns out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What day of the year does "The Little Match Girl" begin?

2. What is the little girl doing just as her second match burns out?

3. After lighting the second match, whose Christmas tree is compared to the one she sees?

4. What image does the girl see before her after lighting the first match?

5. Describe the vision the little girl has upon lighting her first match.

6. How is the night described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

7. Describe what happens to the Christmas candles in the vision the little girl has after lighting her second match.

8. What happens just as the little girl stretches her feet to warm them before the warmth of the iron stove?

9. What is the little girl trying to do as she walks the cold streets at night?

10. What was the grandmother like to the little girl when she was alive?

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