What did the little girl wish to do to warm her fingers?
The little girl wished to be able to lit a match and warm her fingers.
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Explain why the little girl lighted the whole bundle of matches at the end?
She did not want to lose her beloved grandmother and therefore, she lighted the whole bundle of matches. She found hope in the image of her grandmother.
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What was special about the particular evening?
It was the last evening of the old year. It was New Yearโs Eve.
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What prevented her from going back home?
She moved along trembling with cold and hunger. No one had given her a single penny all day. Since she could not sell any matches, she was afraid of going back
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When did the girl feel as if she were sitting before a large iron stove?
The fire produced by lighting a match gave out a warm, bright flame like a tiny candle and she held her hand over it.
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What kind of weather was there in the evening?
The weather was terribly cold. Snow was falling and darkness was gathering.
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Why does the author describe the girl as โa very picture of sorrowโ?
The child is poor and motherless. She does not get any attention or care from her father. She is sent out in the biting cold to sell matches. Children of her ag
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Why do you think that she could not sell any match sticks?
It was a dreadfully cold night. Usually people avoid coming out on such nights. It being the New Yearโs Eve, people was celebrating and perhaps there was no nee
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What did the little girl visualize when she lit the match the third time?
The third time when the little girl struck a match, she visualized that she was sitting under the most beautiful Christmas tree. The tree was much larger and lo
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When did the stove vanish from the little girlsโ sight?
The great iron stove vanished from the little girlsโ sight when the flame of the match she struck first went out.
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What did the little girl notice about the candles on the Christmas tree?
The little girl noticed that the candles on the Christmas tree rose higher and higher through the air and then turned into bright stars. One of them fell, strea
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What tells you that the little girl was not only trembling with cold but also with hunger?