Class 9 English - Moments - Chapter The Happy Prince NCERT Solutions | Why does the Happy Prince send a ruby fo

Why did the swallow not leave the prince and go to Egypt?

Why do the courtiers call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’? Is he really happy? What does he see all around him?

What are the precious things mentioned in the story? Why are they precious?

What does the swallow see when it flies over the city?

For whom does the prince send the sapphires and why?

What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?

How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?

In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?

What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools?

What havoc has the super cyclone wreaked in the life of the people of Orissa?

What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?

What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother’s reaction? What does she do?

Bill Bryson says, “I am, in short, easily confused.” What examples has he given to justify this?

Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?

In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer?

What do you think happens in the end? Does the child find his parents?

What actions of the schoolmates change the author’s understanding of life and people, and comfort him emotionally? How does his loneliness vanish and how does he start participating in life?

What reasons does he give to Sergei for his telling lies?

What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother’s reaction? What does she do?

Lushkoff is earning thirty five roubles a month. How is he obliged to Sergei for this?

What is Behrman’s masterpiece? What makes Sue say so?

How have the people of the community helped one another? What role do the women of Kalikuda play during these days?

Bill Bryson “ached to be suave”. Is he successful in his mis- sion? List his ‘unsuave’ ways.

Do you think Prashant is a good leader? Do you think young people can get together to help people during natural calamities?

How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?