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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. In addition to being "frozen and hungry" (59), how is the girl described as feeling?
2. How are the little girl's feet described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
3. What do the people say who see the little girl at the end of the story?
4. What coin does the narrator say the girl had not received for her matches?
5. How is Granny described as looking at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the girl say at the sight of a fallen start as her second candle burns out and why?
2. How is the scene surrounding the little girl described at the start of the story?
3. What does the little girl see after lighting her second match?
4. Where is the little girl found on New Year's morning and how is she described?
5. How do passers-by react when they see the little girl?
6. What does the girl's Granny do with her after she lights the remaining matches?
7. Where and how does the little girl sit at the start of the story in an attempt to keep warm?
8. What was the grandmother like to the little girl when she was alive?
9. Why does the girl light her remaining matches toward the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
10. What image does the girl see before her after lighting the first match?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Andersen's decision to tell the story using third person point-of-view. Is this effective? Why or why not?
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 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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