Very Short Question Answer: The Happy Prince

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

Q2: Why was the Prince called the Happy Prince?
Ans: He had been cheerful and carefree when alive, so people called him the Happy Prince.

Q3: What was used to make the eyes of the statue of the Happy Prince?
Ans: His eyes were set with two bright, shining sapphires.

Q4: Where was the swallow going?
Ans: The little swallow was flying to Egypt to spend the winter there.

Q5: Where did the bird take shelter for a night on the way to Egypt?
Ans: The bird sheltered for the night 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?
Ans: The bird planned to change its shelter and roost in the chimney of a house.

Q7: What did the swallow see after the third drop fell on it?
Ans: After the third drop, the swallow saw that the Happy Prince's face was wet with tears.

Q8: The heart of the Happy Prince was made with what?
Ans: The statue's heart was made of lead.

Q9. What did the statue suggest the swallow to offer to the poor woman?
Ans: The statue asked the swallow to take the red ruby from his sword and give it to the poor woman.

Q10: Why were the hands of the woman red?
Ans: Her hands were red because they had been pricked all over by the sewing needle.

Q11: What was the poor woman doing?
Ans: She was embroidering flowers on the gown of the Queen's maid, which the maid would wear at the next court ball.

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

Q13: What kind of warmth was felt by the little swallow?
Ans: The little swallow felt the warmth of human kindness - the comfort and joy that come from helping others.

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

Q15: What was offered to the young writer to heal his problem?
Ans: The Happy Prince asked the swallow to give one of his sapphire eyes to the young writer.

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

Q17: What reason was given by the swallow for the third time to go to Egypt?
Ans: The swallow said Egypt would be warmer and that snow would soon fall where it was, so it was better to leave at once.

Q18: Whose pain was explained next by the statue to the swallow?
Ans: The statue then told the swallow about a poor match girl and the suffering she endured.

Q19: What happened to the matchsticks of the match girl?
Ans: Her matches had fallen into the gutter and were spoiled.

Q20: Why did the swallow decide to stay with the Happy Prince?
Ans: After the Prince gave away both his sapphire eyes and became blind, the swallow decided to stay with him.