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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. How are the little girl's feet described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
2. What does the person who took the little girl's slipper want it for?
3. How is the girl described as feeling after trying to warm herself by tucking her legs beneath her?
4. What food does the girl see in her vision after lighting the second match?
5. What type of metal knobs and facings does the girl see in her first vision after the first match is lit?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the little girl's home described?
2. Describe what happens to the Christmas candles in the vision the little girl has after lighting her second match.
3. Why does the girl light her remaining matches toward the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
4. What is the little girl doing just as her second match burns out?
5. What vision does the girl see upon lighting her third match?
6. What does the narrator say when describing the way the little girl's hair falls around her neck?
7. What does the girl say at the sight of a fallen start as her second candle burns out and why?
8. How is the little girl described at the beginning of "The Little Match Girl"?
9. What simile is use to describe the first match the candle lit?
10. How is the first match the girl lit described?
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 analyzing the narrative structure of "The Little Match Girl." What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the story to support your analysis.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Hans Christian Andersen's “The Little Match Girl.” Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the short story’s themes.
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