CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE HAPPY PRINCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the Happy Prince think was the greatest mystery?
A
Death
B
Misery
C
Life
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: (a) To take it off leaf by leaf and give it to the poor. Question 2. What did the Happy Prince think was the greatest mystery? (a) Death.

Detailed explanation-2: -From here, the Happy Prince, like a statue, got to see the pain and miseries of the people. He then realised that ugliness and sufferings are the true faces of life. He felt that the misery suffered by humans was the greatest mystery and the plight of – men and women was more marvellous than the grandeurs of riches.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: When the Happy Prince was alive, he could not see the misery of people because he was never out of his palace and was happy throughout his life. He lived a comfortable life inside the palace and never saw the misery and ugliness of the people around him.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Prince sent his ruby and the sapphires of his eyes to the poor people. He sent the gold of his body to the poor children.

Detailed explanation-5: -He was called the Happy Prince because he had been happy all his life. After his death, his statue was erected on a tall pedestal in the middle of the town. The statue was covered with gold and had two precious sapphire stones embedded in the eyes.

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