CLASS 9
THE HAPPY PRINCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He saw the eyes of the Happy Prince filled with tears.
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He saw tears running down the golden cheeks of the Happy Prince.
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Both A and B above
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Neither A nor B
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: When the swallow flies over the city, it sees the sharp difference between the lives of the rich and the poor. He sees the rich making merry in their beautiful houses, while the beggars were sitting at the gates.
Detailed explanation-2: -But before he had opened his wings, a third drop fell, and he looked up, and saw-Ah! What did he see? The eyes of the Happy Prince were filled with tears, and tears were running down his golden cheeks. His face was so beautiful in the moonlight that the little swallow was filled with pity.
Detailed explanation-3: -While flying over the great city the swallow saw the rich making merry in their beautiful houses, the beggars sitting at the gates, the white faces of starving children looking out listlessly at the black streets in dark lanes, two little boys lying in each other’s arms trying to keep warm under the archway in hunger.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Prince asked the swallow to fly over the city and tell him the condition of the residents. The swallow saw the rich making merry in their beautiful houses and the beggars sitting at the gates.