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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 does the girl do after her second match goes out?
2. How does the narrator describe the tablecloth the girl sees after lighting the second match?
3. What does the little girl do immediately after her first match burns out?
4. How is Granny described as looking at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
5. Who told the little girl that when a star falls a "soul goes up to God" (61)?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the night described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
2. How do passers-by react when they see the little girl?
3. Where and how does the little girl sit at the start of the story in an attempt to keep warm?
4. What vision does the girl see upon lighting her third match?
5. What is the little girl doing just as her second match burns out?
6. How is the little girl's home described?
7. What does the narrator say when describing the way the little girl's hair falls around her neck?
8. What day of the year does "The Little Match Girl" begin?
9. How is the little girl described at the beginning 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 Andersen's commentary on poverty during the time "The Little Match Girl" takes place. Use textual evidence to explain your analysis.
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 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?
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