The Little Match Girl

What was the little girl wearing when she left her house? Choose all that apply.

• Her mother's slippers

• Her father's shirt

• An old apron

• Her grandmother's dress

The smell of roast food in the air is an example of:

• Visual irony

• Situational irony

• Olfactory imagery

• Metaphor

Why does the boy steal the little girl's slipper?

• Because he said he would use it as a sled in the snow

• Because he was going to use it as a boat down the river

• Because he was going to use it as a cradle for his children

• Because he hated the little girl

"The snowflakes fell on her long golden hair which curled so prettily about her neck,"

Why is this sentence ironic?

• Because the little girl was forced to dye her hair and she hates how it looks

• Because she is going to lose all her hair

• Because she is suffering from the cold while this sentence is describing her beauty

• Because she wants to donate her hair to charity

When the little girl lights her first match, what does she compare the flame to?

• A bonfire

• A large candle

• A little candle

• A stove

Why did the little girl not dare to go home?

• Because she had nobody after the death of her grandmother

• Because her mother would beat her

• Because her father would beat her

• Because she would have to starve

What does the girl see in her first vision?

• A great iron stove

• A great brass stove

• A stuffed turkey

• A grand Christmas tree

What does the little girl see in her second vision?

• A brass stove

• Her grandmother

• A great Christmas tree

• A stuffed turkey

What did the little girl see in her third vision?

• Her grandmother

• An iron stove

• A grand Christmas tree

• A roast goose

What does the falling star signify?

• That a soul has gone up to God

• That it would snow heavily

• That something bad is about to happen

• That the little girl was going to meet her grandmother