CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE HAPPY PRINCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was done after the Prince’s death?
A
His statue was made
B
he was forgotten
C
people cried
D
people became corrupt
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The statue of the Happy Prince was glided all over with him thin leaves of fine gold. For eyes he had two bright sapphires and a large red ruby glowed on the sword hilt. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-3: -(d)What did they do after pulling down the statue? They melted the statue in a furnace after pulling it down.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The statue of the Happy Prince was pulled down and melted because-after being stripped of his gold and jewels-the townspeople thought he looked ‘’shabby”.

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