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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 many matches has the little girl sold at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
2. What did her family stuff into the holes of the roof of their house?
3. What food does the girl see in her vision after lighting the second match?
4. How is the first match described after it burns out?
5. What two words are used to describe what the second match did after the little girl lit it?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the little girl see after lighting her second match?
2. What vision does the girl see upon lighting her third match?
3. What image does the girl see before her after lighting the first match?
4. What was the grandmother like to the little girl when she was alive?
5. What is the little girl trying to do as she walks the cold streets at night?
6. What happens just as the little girl stretches her feet to warm them before the warmth of the iron stove?
7. After lighting the second match, whose Christmas tree is compared to the one she sees?
8. Where and how does the little girl sit at the start of the story in an attempt to keep warm?
9. What does the early description of the little girl tell you about her and how?
10. What does the girl say at the sight of a fallen start as her second candle burns out and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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 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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