*5. The Happy Prince (Oscar Wilde)*
Very Short Type
Question-Answer
*1. Who is the writer of this story?*
Ans. Oscar Wilde
*2. Where did the statue of the Happy
Prince stand?*
Ans. On a tall column
*3. What did the statue have for eyes?*
Ans. Two bright sapphires
*4. What was there on the statue’s sword
hilt?*
Ans. A large red ruby
*5. What was his heart made of?*
Ans. lead
*6. Where was the little swallow going?*
Ans. To Egypt
*7. Where did the little swallow decide to
spend his night?*
Ans. Under the statue of the Happy Prince
*8. How many drops of water fell on the
little swallow from the eyes of the Happy Prince?*
Ans. Three drops
*9. Why was the Happy Prince weeping?*
Ans. To see the sorrows and sufferings of the people
*10. What was the old woman’s son suffering
from?*
Ans. From fever
*11. What was the seamstress’s ailing son
asking for?*
Ans. oranges
*12. What was wrong with the playwright?*
Ans. He was faint with hunger
*13. Why was the match girl crying?*
Ans. Because her matches had fallen into a gutter
*14. What happened to the little swallow
ultimately?*
Ans. It died at the feet of the Happy Prince
*5. The Happy Prince (Oscar Wilde)*
*1. Describe the statue of the Happy Prince.*
Ans. The Happy Prince was a beautiful statue. It was stood on a tall column high above the city. The statue was covered with thin leaves of gold. He had sapphires for his eyes and a ruby in his sword.
*2. What made the statue of the Happy Prince cry?*
Ans. The statue of the Happy Prince was weeping because when he was alive, he had no sorrow. But after his death from here he was able to see all the ugliness and misery of the people. Now he had a lead heart so he could still feel the pain, which made him cry.
*3. For whom does the prince send the sapphires and why?*
Ans. The prince sent the sapphires for the playwright so that he could finish a play for the director of the theatre in time. The princes sent his second sapphire to a poor match girl. Her matches had fallen into the gutter. She was afraid that her father would beat her for this loss.
*4. What does the swallow see when it flies over the city?*
Ans. When the swallow flies over the city, it sees the stark contrast of plenty and poverty. The beggars were sitting at the gates of the rich men's houses. It flies into the dark lanes and sees the white faces of starving children. It sees rich men were celebrating.
*5. Why did the swallow not leave the prince and go to Egypt?*
Ans. The prince had given the two sapphires of his eyes for the poor. Now he was completely blind. The swallow had a kind heart. So he decided not leave the prince.
Long Answer
*1. Describe brief character sketch of the Happy Prince.*
Ans. The Prince is described as a beautiful statue with golden skin, sapphires for eyes, and a ruby on his sword-hilt. The happy prince was kind of heart and hand a helping nature. If he had stepped out of his palace he would've done his best to help the poor people in need. When a bird came to stay at night between his feet. The statue of the Happy Prince was weeping to see the misery and poor condition of his country people. He urged to the bird by giving his Ruby from sword and sapphires from his eyes to the poor people. Now he was completely blind. The swallow had a kind heart. So he decided not leave the prince. In the end the bird died under his feet due to cold and snow.