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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 little girl huddle between when trying to keep warm?
2. What does the little girl do before her fourth match burns out?
3. Who takes the one remaining slipper from the little girl after the other was lost?
4. Who is the author of "The Little Match Girl"?
5. On what day of the year does "The Little Match Girl" begin?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator say when describing the way the little girl's hair falls around her neck?
2. How is the first match the girl lit described?
3. What does the girl's Granny do with her after she lights the remaining matches?
4. Describe what happens to the Christmas candles in the vision the little girl has after lighting her second match.
5. How does the little girl lose her mother's slippers?
6. What does the girl say to her Granny after lighting her third match?
7. Where and how does the little girl sit at the start of the story in an attempt to keep warm?
8. Where is the little girl found on New Year's morning and how is she described?
9. What does the girl see after the first match burns out?
10. What happens just as the little girl stretches her feet to warm them before the warmth of the iron stove?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay describing the imagery used in “The Little Match Girl.” Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining the ending of “The Little Match Girl.” How did the ending affect you emotionally? Do you think the ending was effective? What might the author have done differently?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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