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What did the children used to do every afternoon after school?
What did the children used to do every afternoon after school?
- Wander aimlessly around the high wall
- Visit the Cornish ogre
- Study under the peach-trees
- Go and play in the Giant's garden (correct)
Why did the children stop their games in the Giant's garden?
Why did the children stop their games in the Giant's garden?
- To collect peaches from the trees
- To admire the beautiful stars in the sky
- To chase away the Giant
- To listen to the sweet singing of the birds on the trees (correct)
What did the Giant do to prevent the children from playing in his garden?
What did the Giant do to prevent the children from playing in his garden?
- Wrote them a letter
- Built a high wall all around it (correct)
- Planted more flowers for them to enjoy
- Invited them for a tea party
Why did the children have nowhere to play after the Giant put up the notice-board?
Why did the children have nowhere to play after the Giant put up the notice-board?
Why did the Giant visit his friend, the Cornish ogre?
Why did the Giant visit his friend, the Cornish ogre?
What did the children do after they were prohibited from playing in the garden?
What did the children do after they were prohibited from playing in the garden?
What did the Snow and the Frost do in the Selfish Giant's garden?
What did the Snow and the Frost do in the Selfish Giant's garden?
Why did the beautiful flower slip back into the ground when it saw the notice-board?
Why did the beautiful flower slip back into the ground when it saw the notice-board?
Why did the Autumn refuse to give golden fruit to the Giant's garden?
Why did the Autumn refuse to give golden fruit to the Giant's garden?
What made the Giant believe that Spring had finally come to his garden?
What made the Giant believe that Spring had finally come to his garden?
Who was dressed in grey and had breath like ice in the Selfish Giant's garden?
Who was dressed in grey and had breath like ice in the Selfish Giant's garden?
How did the North Wind react to being in the Selfish Giant's garden?
How did the North Wind react to being in the Selfish Giant's garden?
Study Notes
The Giant's Garden
- The Giant's garden was a lovely place with soft green grass, beautiful flowers, and twelve peach-trees that blossomed in the spring and bore fruit in the autumn.
- The birds sang sweetly in the trees, and the children would stop their games to listen to them.
The Giant's Return
- The Giant returned to his garden after a seven-year visit to his friend, the Cornish ogre.
- He saw the children playing in his garden and chased them away, declaring that his garden was only for himself.
The Consequences
- The Giant built a high wall around his garden and put up a notice-board to keep the children out.
- The garden remained in a state of winter, with no blossoms or birds, and the Snow, Frost, and North Wind took over.
- The only people who were pleased with the situation were the Snow and the Frost, who lived in the garden all year round.
The Neglect of the Garden
- The Spring forgot the garden, and the trees forgot to blossom.
- A beautiful flower attempted to bloom but retreated back into the ground when it saw the notice-board.
- The Autumn gave golden fruit to every garden except the Giant's.
The Giant's Realization
- The Giant heard a linnet singing outside his window and thought it was the King's musicians, but it was just a small bird singing in his garden.
- The Giant realized that the Spring had finally come, and he saw the children playing in his garden through a hole in the wall.
- The children were sitting in the branches of the trees, and the garden was once again full of life.
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Test your knowledge on 'The Selfish Giant' by Oscar Wilde with this quiz. See how well you remember the details of the story and its characters.
