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Class 9 English Chapter 1 Question Answers - Moments

Q1: Where was the statue of the Happy Prince made?
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The statue of the Happy Prince was made on a tall column in the centre of the city.

Q2: Why was the Prince called the Happy Prince?
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When the Prince was alive, he always remained happy, so he was named the Happy Prince.

Q3: What was used to make the eyes of the statue of the Happy Prince?
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Two bright, shining sapphire stones were used to make the eyes of the statue of the Happy Prince.

Q4: Where was the swallow going?
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The little swallow was going to Egypt.

Q5: Where did the bird take shelter for a night on the way to Egypt?
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The bird took shelter between the feet of the statue of the Happy Prince.

Q6: Where did the bird think to change his shelter from the feet of the statue?
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The bird decided to take a new shelter in the chimney of a house.

Q7: What did the swallow see after the third drop fell on it?
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The swallow saw tears in the eyes of the Happy Prince.

Q8: The heart of the Happy Prince was made with what?
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The heart of the Happy Prince was made with lead.

Q9. What did the statue suggest the swallow to offer to the poor woman?
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The statue suggested the swallow offer the ruby from his sword to the poor woman.

Q10: Why were the hands of the woman red?
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The hands of the woman became red as they were all pricked by the needle.

Q11: What was the poor woman doing?
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The poor woman was embroidering flowers on the gown of the Queen’s maid, who would wear it at the next court ball with the Queen.

Q12: What were the things seen by the Swallow on the way to the poor woman’s house?
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The Swallow saw the cathedral, the palace of the city, a beautiful girl with her lover on the balcony, and lanterns hanging on the masts of the ships.

Q13: What kind of warmth was felt by the little swallow?
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The little swallow felt the warmth of humanity, the warmth of positivity, which one can get after helping others.

Q14: Whose story was told next by the statue to the swallow?
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The story of a young writer was told next to the swallow by the statue.

Q15: What was offered to the young writer to heal his problem?
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The Happy Prince offered one of his sapphires from his eyes to the young writer.

Q16: Where did the writer find the beautiful sapphire?
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The writer found the beautiful sapphire lying on the withered violets.

Q17: What reason was given by the swallow for the third time to go to Egypt?
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The swallow said that the weather in Egypt was warmer than that place, and the place was soon going to face snowfall. So, it was better to leave the place now, according to the swallow.

Q18: Whose pain was explained next by the statue to the swallow?
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The statue next explained the pain of a match girl to the swallow.

Q19: What happened to the matchsticks of the match girl?
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All the matches had fallen in the gutter and spoiled.

Q20: Why did the swallow decide to stay with the Happy Prince?
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As the Happy Prince had become blind after giving the two stones from his eyes, the swallow decided to stay with the Happy Prince.

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