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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 coin does the narrator say the girl had not received for her matches?

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

3. What is no longer there when the girl flies off with her Granny?

4. Who told the little girl that when a star falls a "soul goes up to God" (61)?

5. What two words are used to describe what the second match did after the little girl lit it?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the little girl's home described?

2. What does the girl's Granny do with her after she lights the remaining matches?

3. Where and how does the little girl sit at the start of the story in an attempt to keep warm?

4. What vision does the girl see upon lighting her third match?

5. How is the first match the girl lit described?

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

7. What does the narrator say when describing the way the little girl's hair falls around her neck?

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

9. What does the girl see after the first match burns out?

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 describing the imagery used in “The Little Match Girl.” Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.

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 examine the theme of hope in "The Little Match Girl." What are some examples of hope in the story? How do these examples develop the theme?

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