The Happy Prince and Other Tales Quizzes

The Happy Prince and Other Tales Quiz 1

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1 In "The Happy Prince," what did the Prince not know during his life?

Joy

Wisdom

Fun

Sorrow
2 In "The Happy Prince," where is the Swallow going?

Morocco

Egypt

London

Spain
3 In "The Happy Prince," the people the Prince wants to help include all the following EXCEPT?

A prisoner

Poor children

A playwright

A woman with a dying son
4 In "The Happy Prince," the Swallow was late to Egypt because ___?

he was lazy

he broke a wing

he fell in love

he had work to do
5 In "The Happy Prince," the things removed from the statue are all the following EXCEPT?

Sapphires

A ruby

Gold leaf

Emeralds
6 In "The Happy Prince," what happens to the Swallow?

He goes to Egypt.

He dies.

He becomes a statue.

He devotes his life to helping people.
7 In "The Happy Prince," what happens to the statue at the end?

It is altered.

It is pulled down.

It is improved.

It is left as is.
8 In "The Happy Prince," where do the Prince and Swallow ultimately reunite?

They do not reunite.

Egypt

Heaven

The Castle
9 In "The Selfish Giant," the children love playing in ___?

the castle

the garden

the woods

the river
10 In "The Selfish Giant," what happens to the garden once the Giant keeps the children out?

It becomes lush and pretty.

Everything vanishes.

It remains winter.

It is forever autumn.
11 In "The Selfish Giant," what does the Giant hear/see to realize the children are back?

A flower

A tree

A breeze

A bird
12 In "The Selfish Giant," the boy is crying because ___?

he was caught trespassing

he is cold

he cannot get into the tree

he was lonely
13 In "The Selfish Giant," the boy is actually ___?

Christ

a king

a prince

the Giant's son
14 In "The Selfish Giant," at the end the Giant ___?

closes the garden

dies

leaves his garden

falls asleep
15 In "The Devoted Friend," Hans is proud of ___?

his flowers

his house

his son

his wealth
16 In "The Devoted Friend," the Miller thinks he is a/an ___?

fair man

selfless man

good friend

all of these
17 In "The Devoted Friend," one of the few decent people is ___?

the Miller's son

the Miller's wife

the Water-rat

the Miller
18 In "The Devoted Friend," who tells the story?

The Miller

The Linnet

The Water-rat

The Duck
19 In "The Devoted Friend," what does the Miller say he'll give Hans?

A wheelbarrow

Money

A shovel

Flowers
20 In "The Devoted Friend," the Miller asks Hans to do all the following EXCEPT ___?

fetch a doctor

give him a wood plank

go to the marketplace

come to his house
21 In "The Devoted Friend," what does the Water-rat not like about the tale?

It is boring.

It has a moral.

It is long.

It has a villain.
22 In "The Devoted Friend," the Water-rat shows interest in ___?

the Miller's wife

the Miller

the Miller's son

Hans
23 In "The Devoted Friend," what happens to Hans?

He makes a new friend.

He stands up to the Miller.

He dies.

He becomes wealthy.
24 In "The Devoted Friend," Hans can best be described as ___?

funny

naive

shy

fickle
25 In "The Devoted Friend," the Miller can best be described as ___?

wise

thoughtful

dumb

manipulative

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