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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 imagine she is in front of after she lights the first match?
2. How does the girl look when she is found at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
3. How was the little girl able to see the Christmas tree inside someone's house the year before?
4. Despite the cold, where does the girl refuse to go?
5. How many candles does the story say burned on the green branches of the Christmas tree the little girl sees after lighting her third candle?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the first match the girl lit described?
2. After lighting the second match, whose Christmas tree is compared to the one she sees?
3. How do passers-by react when they see the little girl?
4. What does the narrator say when describing the way the little girl's hair falls around her neck?
5. Describe what happens to the Christmas candles in the vision the little girl has after lighting her second match.
6. What does the second match the girl lights turn the wall before her into?
7. What does the girl say to her Granny after lighting her third match?
8. How does the little girl lose her mother's slippers?
9. What does the early description of the little girl tell you about her and how?
10. How is the scene surrounding the little girl described at the start of the story?
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 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 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.
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