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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 "miraculous" thing happens after the girls lights the second match?

3. How many matches has the little girl sold at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?

4. What falls on the little girl's "long fair hair" while she is outside?

5. What does the girl see after she lights the second candle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the vision the little girl has upon lighting her first match.

2. Where is the little girl found on New Year's morning and how is she described?

3. How do passers-by react when they see the little girl?

4. What does the girl say at the sight of a fallen start as her second candle burns out and why?

5. What happens just as the little girl stretches her feet to warm them before the warmth of the iron stove?

6. How is the little girl's home described?

7. What does the little girl see after lighting her second match?

8. What was the grandmother like to the little girl when she was alive?

9. What does the girl say to her Granny after lighting her third match?

10. Why did the girl dare not go home despite the cold?

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 author's choice to write "The Little Match Girl" in past tense. Do you agree with this choice? How would the story be different if written in a different tense?

Essay Topic 3

Write a brief essay analyzing the title “The Little Match Girl.” Explore the ways in which this title connects to the themes of the story.

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