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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 adjectives are used to describe the first match the little girl lit?
2. What does the little girl do just before the third match goes out?
3. What disappears as the first candle burns out?
4. What does the little girl do before her fourth match burns out?
5. How is the girl's clothing described at the start of "The Little Match Girl"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What day of the year does "The Little Match Girl" begin?
2. What simile is use to describe the first match the candle lit?
3. Why does the girl light her remaining matches toward the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
4. Why did the girl dare not go home despite the cold?
5. Where and how does the little girl sit at the start of the story in an attempt to keep warm?
6. How do passers-by react when they see the little girl?
7. What was the grandmother like to the little girl when she was alive?
8. Where is the little girl found on New Year's morning and how is she described?
9. What image does the girl see before her after lighting the first match?
10. What does the early description of the little girl tell you about her and how?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Write an essay analyzing the character of the little girl in "The Little Match Girl." What details help develop her character and what do these details tell you about her?
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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