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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 falls on the little girl's "long fair hair" while she is outside?
2. On what day of the year does "The Little Match Girl" begin?
3. What does the little girl huddle between when trying to keep warm?
4. What does the girl do after her second match goes out?
5. How are the final matches the girl lights described as burning?
Short Essay Questions
1. After lighting the second match, whose Christmas tree is compared to the one she sees?
2. Why did the girl dare not go home despite the cold?
3. Where is the little girl found on New Year's morning and how is she described?
4. How is the first match the girl lit described?
5. What was the grandmother like to the little girl when she was alive?
6. What is the little girl trying to do as she walks the cold streets at night?
7. Why does the girl light her remaining matches toward the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
8. What does the narrator say when describing the way the little girl's hair falls around her neck?
9. What does the second match the girl lights turn the wall before her into?
10. How is the little girl described at the beginning of "The Little Match Girl"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay indicating what details of the story tell the reader about the little girl's life. Use direct examples from the text and explain what they tell the reader about her life.
Essay Topic 2
Write a detailed analysis of tone in Andersen's “The Little Match Girl.” Include whether the tone changes or remains the same. If it changes, include details on when, why and whether this change is effective.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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