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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 after her third match goes out?
2. What is the little girl doing just before the first candle burns out?
3. What adverb is used to describe how the first candle burned?
4. How is the grandmother described when the little girl sees her after lighting another match?
5. What does the little girl do immediately after her first match burns out?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did the girl dare not go home despite the cold?
2. What does the early description of the little girl tell you about her and how?
3. What does the girl say at the sight of a fallen start as her second candle burns out and why?
4. What happens just as the little girl stretches her feet to warm them before the warmth of the iron stove?
5. What does the girl see after the first match burns out?
6. How is the first match the girl lit described?
7. What was the grandmother like to the little girl when she was alive?
8. What does the second match the girl lights turn the wall before her into?
9. Why does the girl light her remaining matches toward the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
10. What day of the year does "The Little Match Girl" begin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay discussing the setting and time period of “The Little Match Girl.” In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examine the roast goose as a symbol in "The Little Match Girl." In what scenes does the roast goose appear? What is the context? How does the goose develop the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay describing the imagery used in “The Little Match Girl.” Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
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