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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. How does the girl look when she is found at the end of "The Little Match Girl"?
2. Why will the girl get a beating if she goes home?
3. What two words are used to describe what the second match did after the little girl lit it?
4. What surface does the little girl use to light the first match?
5. What does the little girl do before her fourth match burns out?
Short Essay Questions
1. What simile is use to describe the first match the candle lit?
2. What is the little girl trying to do as she walks the cold streets at night?
3. What happens just as the little girl stretches her feet to warm them before the warmth of the iron stove?
4. How is the first match the girl lit described?
5. After lighting the second match, whose Christmas tree is compared to the one she sees?
6. What does the girl's Granny do with her after she lights the remaining matches?
7. What does the girl say at the sight of a fallen start as her second candle burns out and why?
8. Describe what happens to the Christmas candles in the vision the little girl has after lighting her second match.
9. What does the girl say to her Granny after lighting her third match?
10. What day of the year does "The Little Match Girl" begin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay outlining the author's use of simile and metaphor. What are some examples from the text and what is their impact on the reader and the story's themes?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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