Comprehension Test

1.) Who is the Danish master of literary fairy tales?

a.Francis Bacon b. Edgar Allan Poe c.Hans Christian Andersen d. O. Henry

2.) What is the first book of tales by Hans Christian Andersen?

a.The little match girl b. A poet’s Bazaar c. The Improvisatore d. Tales, Told for Children

3.) What point of view is used by the short story little match girl?

a. First person point of view b. Omniscient Third person point of view

c. Second Person point of view d. Third person point of view

4.) Where is the setting of the little match girl?

a.In a town market during christmas b. In a river bank during easter c. On New years eve, in a corner of two houses d. During summer

5.) When did Hans Christian Andersen die?

a. August 4, 1901 b. August 4, 1875 c.September 4, 1875 d. August 4, 1975

6.) What is the conflict of the little match girl?

a. Man vs Man b. Man vs Nature c.Man vs Society d. Man vs Himself

7.)In this questions you can see the themes of the little match girl which is not a theme of the story

a.Struggle b. Happiness c.Loneliness d. Hope

8.) What did the little girl do for a living?

a.She sold flowers b. She sold matches c.She sold lemonade d. She Sold slippers

9.) What did the girl see inside the house?

a. She saw a goose run up to her b. She saw a star c. A river with tiny fishes d. Her dog

10.) Who told the little girl to sell matches?

a.Her grandmother b. Her grandfather c.Her mother d. Her father

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http://www.brookings.edu/