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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the little girl do before her fourth match burns out?
2. Who takes the one remaining slipper from the little girl after the other was lost?
3. What surface does the little girl use to light the first match?
4. What do the people say who see the little girl at the end of the story?
5. How is Granny described as looking at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the grandmother like to the little girl when she was alive?
2. What day of the year does "The Little Match Girl" begin?
3. Where and how does the little girl sit at the start of the story in an attempt to keep warm?
4. How do passers-by react when they see the little girl?
5. What does the girl's Granny do with her after she lights the remaining matches?
6. What does the girl say at the sight of a fallen start as her second candle burns out and why?
7. What does the second match the girl lights turn the wall before her into?
8. What does the narrator say when describing the way the little girl's hair falls around her neck?
9. What is the little girl trying to do as she walks the cold streets at night?
10. Why does the girl light her remaining matches toward the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay on the theme of cruelty in "The Little Match Girl." What are some examples of cruelty in the story? Who is cruel and who is on the receiving end of this cruelty?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing Andersen's decision to tell the story using third person point-of-view. Is this effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance of the matches in "The Little Match Girl." What do they represent? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
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