CLASS 9
THE LITTLE GIRL
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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She saw a delicious roast goose in a window through the candle light.
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At home it was cold too, above her the roof, through which the wind whistled, the largest cracks were stopped up with straw and rags.
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Her little hands were numbed with cold.
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She carried a quantity of matches in an old apron.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Poverty: The little girl is forced to sell matches to bring in some money for her family. She goes out into the cold street at night with only slippers to keep her warm but loses even those.
Detailed explanation-2: -4. What tells you that the girl was not only trembling with cold but also with hunger? Her hallucination reflects the need and desire of a poor, hungry child.
Detailed explanation-3: -She hesitantly burned one matchstick from the bundle she had to get rid of the dreadful cold. To keep herself warm, she held her hand over the bright light and covered it with her palms. She sat next to a giant iron stove and was loving the warmth of the bright flame.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer. Explanation: Answer: Hans Christian Andersen : The Little Match Girl “Now someone is dying, ” thought the little girl, for her old grandmother, the only person who had loved her, and who was now dead, had told her that when a star fell down a soul went up to God. She rubbed another match against the wall.