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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 disappears as the first candle burns out?
2. What part of her body does the girl try to warm first after she lights the first match?
3. In addition to being "frozen and hungry" (59), how is the girl described as feeling?
4. What is the little girl doing just before the first candle burns out?
5. What simile is used to describe the first match the little girl lit?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the girl say to her Granny after lighting her third match?
2. What vision does the girl see upon lighting her third match?
3. What does the girl see after the first match burns out?
4. What does the second match the girl lights turn the wall before her into?
5. Where is the little girl found on New Year's morning and how is she described?
6. After lighting the second match, whose Christmas tree is compared to the one she sees?
7. How is the little girl's home described?
8. Describe what happens to the Christmas candles in the vision the little girl has after lighting her second match.
9. What does the little girl see after lighting her second match?
10. What happens just as the little girl stretches her feet to warm them before the warmth of the iron stove?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing the character of the little girl in "The Little Match Girl." What details help develop her character and what do these details tell you about her?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay describing the imagery used in “The Little Match Girl.” Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay indicating what details of the story tell the reader about the little girl's life. Use direct examples from the text and explain what they tell the reader about her life.
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