Q1. Why was the little girl outdoors on such a cold and dark night?
Ans. The little girl was outdoors on such a cold, winter night to sell matchsticks and earn money.
Q2. Why did she look a 'picture of sorrow'?
Ans. The little girl looked a 'picture of sorrow' as she crept trembling with cold and hunger, barehead and barefoot. Her feet had turned blue due to cold.
Q3. Why didn't the little girl try to return home?
Ans. The little girl didn't try to return home because she had not sold any matchsticks. She was sure to get a beating from her father if she went home empty handed. Moreover, it was cold inside her home too.
Q4. How did she try to protect herself from the cold?
Ans. The little girl seated herself in a corner formed by two houses and drew her legs close to keep herself warm.
Q5. What did the little girl see when the wall became transparent?
Ans. As the little girl lit the second matchstick, the light fell on the wall and the wall became transparent. On the other side of the wall, she saw a table covered with a snow white tablecloth; upon it was a splendid porcelain service and delicious, hot food.
Q6. "Oh, take me..........burns out."
Qa. Who said to whom?
Ans. The little girl said these words to her grandmother.
Qb. Why did she say,"you go away when the match burns out....?"
Ans. The stove, the roast goose and the Christmas tree - all had disappeared when the match burnt out. She was afraid that her grandmother would also vanish as soon as the match would burn out.
Qc. Why did she want to be taken along?
The girl was alone, hungry, cold and uncared for. So, she wanted her grandmother who had loved her like anything, when she was alive, to take her along.
A3.
Ans to Q3. The little girl didn't want her grandmother to go away. She needed the warmth of her love and comfort. So, she lit the whole bundle of matchsticks to make sure that her grandmother doesn't disappear like the stove, the roast too and the Christmas tree, once the match burns out.
Ans to Q4. Her grandmother was the only person who had ever loved her and cared for her. But she was no more. As the little girl sat in a corner of the street, cold and hungry, she couldn't help but think of her grandmother.
Q. Why did it seem to the girl that the goose hopped towards her?
Ans. The little girl was so hungry that it seemed to her that the roast goose hopped towards her, inviting her to eat itself.
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