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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 ask of her Granny while her match is still lit?

2. Who will beat the girl if she goes home?

3. Despite the cold, where does the girl refuse to go?

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

5. What happens after the second match burns out?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the girl see after the first match burns out?

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

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

6. What does the little girl see after lighting her second match?

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

8. How do passers-by react when they see the little girl?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay examine the theme of hope in "The Little Match Girl." What are some examples of hope in the story? How do these examples develop the theme?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay analyzing Andersen's decision to tell the story using third person point-of-view. Is this effective? Why or why not?

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