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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 candles does the story say burned on the green branches of the Christmas tree the little girl sees after lighting her third candle?
2. Who is the author of "The Little Match Girl"?
3. What does the girl do after her second match goes out?
4. What simile is used to describe the first match the little girl lit?
5. What adverb is used to describe how the first candle burned?
Short Essay Questions
1. What vision does the girl see upon lighting her third match?
2. What does the narrator say when describing the way the little girl's hair falls around her neck?
3. What does the girl say at the sight of a fallen start as her second candle burns out and why?
4. How does the little girl lose her mother's slippers?
5. Where and how does the little girl sit at the start of the story in an attempt to keep warm?
6. What was the grandmother like to the little girl when she was alive?
7. How do passers-by react when they see the little girl?
8. How is the little girl's home described?
9. Why does the girl light her remaining matches toward the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
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 symbolic significance of the matches in "The Little Match Girl." What do they represent? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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