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The Happy Prince

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best describes the way the Happy Prince looks at the start of the story?
a)
old and worn out
b)
bright and shiny
c)
lost and confused
2.
Why does the Swallow initially stop on the Happy Prince?
a)
He wants a place to rest on his way to Egypt.
b)
The Swallow wants to steal the Happy Prince's jewels.
c)
The Swallow knows that the Happy Prince is kind and caring.
3.

Where was the Prince's statue situated

a)

In front of the castle

b)

In the park

c)

In the middle of town square

d)

In the swallow's house

4.

Why was the Prince called the "Happy Prince"?

a)

That's what he was named when he was born.

b)

He was sad all the time, so that was his nickname.

c)

He was always happy when he was alive, so that is what people began to call him.

d)

He asked people to call him that.

5.

How did the Prince's attitude change after he became a statue?

a)

He was still happy, because people still loved him.

b)

He was angry that he was dead.

c)

He wanted his statue to be moved somewhere else.

d)

He was sad, because he had seen all the ugliness and sorrow in the city and he couldn't do anything about it.

6.

The Happy Prince asks the Swallow to

a)

delay the trip to Egypt to keep him company

b)

be his messenger for one night

c)

return to the Palace of Sans-Souci.

7.

Why did the Prince become ugly?

a)

Because he did not have any clothes

b)

Because the bird said he was ugly

c)

Because the Prince got too old

d)

Because the Prince gave his jewels and gold to the poor people

8.

Why did the Prince become ugly?

a)

Because he did not have any clothes

b)

Because the bird said he was ugly

c)

Because the Prince got too old

d)

Because the Prince gave his jewels and gold to the poor people

9.

Who did God bring into heaven?

a)

the little girl

b)

the little boy

c)

the poor people

d)

the prince and the bird

10.
Why do the city leaders not see the Happy Prince's true beauty?
a)
They don't know how the Happy Prince once looked.
b)
They see him as a beggar, and they don't care about beggars.
c)
They are too busy feeding the homeless and the hungry of the city.
11.
The real reason that the Happy Prince's lead heart breaks is:
a)
the frost snaps it into two pieces.
b)
The Swallow dies.
c)
The city leaders melt the statue.
12.
Why doesn't the Swallow leave the city and the Happy Prince in order to go to Egypt?
a)
The Swallow cares about the Happy Prince and the people in the city.
b)
The Swallow never really wanted to go to Egypt.
c)
The Swallow chooses to look for his wife the Reed.