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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 say is happening after a star falls and makes "a long fiery trail across the sky" (61)?

2. How is the girl described as feeling after trying to warm herself by tucking her legs beneath her?

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

4. How is the first match described after it burns out?

5. The story ends saying that the passers-by do not know about what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the little girl described at the beginning of "The Little Match Girl"?

2. What does the girl's Granny do with her after she lights the remaining matches?

3. What does the second match the girl lights turn the wall before her into?

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

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 vision does the girl see upon lighting her third match?

8. How is the first match the girl lit described?

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

10. What simile is use to describe the first match the candle lit?

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 an essay on the theme of cruelty in "The Little Match Girl." What are some examples of cruelty in the story? Who is cruel and who is on the receiving end of this cruelty?

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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