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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 does the little girl do after her third match goes out?

3. How does the narrator describe the tablecloth the girl sees after lighting the second match?

4. What does Granny do to the little girl after the girl lights all the matches?

5. What is it said the girl and her Granny fly up in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the little girl doing just as her second match burns out?

3. What image does the girl see before her after lighting the first match?

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

5. Where and how does the little girl sit at the start of the story in an attempt to keep warm?

6. What day of the year does "The Little Match Girl" begin?

7. What vision does the girl see upon lighting her third match?

8. How does the little girl lose her mother's slippers?

9. Why does the girl light her remaining matches toward the end of "The Little Match Girl"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the narrative structure of "The Little Match Girl." What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the story to support your analysis.

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 describing the imagery used in “The Little Match Girl.” Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.

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