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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the little prince laugh at the notion of the airplane falling from the sky?
(a) Because he is a very mean little boy.
(b) He is only laughing because he is very nervous.
(c) Because he also fell from the sky. It is a great coincidence.
(d) Because he is thinking of something else.

2. What does the narrator think of adults?
(a) They wear nice neckties.
(b) They don't have much imagination.
(c) They are too tall.
(d) They are mean.

3. There is one drawing in Chapter V that the pilot is very proud of. Which one is it?
(a) A planet with three baobabs on it.
(b) A great canyon with a river snaking through it.
(c) A family eating dinner on a boat.
(d) A landscape of the desert.

4. Why does the little prince become enraged at the pilot in Chapter VII?
(a) Because the pilot doesn't consider the little prince's problem with his flower as a matter of consequence.
(b) Because the pilot won't share his water.
(c) Because the pilot won't go for a walk with him.
(d) Because the prince can't find his flower.

5. In Chapter III, what does the little prince like about the box that the pilot has drawn?
(a) It is very elaborate and encrusted with jewels.
(b) At night the sheep can use it as a house.
(c) It can be used for a chair as well.
(d) The box can be used to ship wool.

6. What does the king of the first asteroid planet the prince visits call the prince?
(a) His subject.
(b) An annoying lawyer.
(c) His son.
(d) An interruption.

7. When the little prince decides to leave the king of the first asteroid planet the prince visits, what does the king do?
(a) Orders the prince to stay and become his cook.
(b) Orders the prince to be his ambassador.
(c) Orders the prince to spend life in prison.
(d) Orders the prince to be his friend.

8. How far are the pilot and the little prince from civilization in Chapter II?
(a) Just around the corner.
(b) A thousand miles.
(c) A hundred light years.
(d) A leap and a hop.

9. The pilot (as a child) drew an animal eating another animal. What was being eaten?
(a) A rat.
(b) An elephant.
(c) A zebra.
(d) A giraffe.

10. What does the discoverer of the little prince's planet do in order to be taken seriously?
(a) He writes a scientifice treatise and gets it published.
(b) He speaks slowly and clearly.
(c) He demands that he be heard.
(d) He wears European clothing.

11. When the little prince leaves his planet, does he plan to ever return?
(a) Yes, he is just planning a short vacation.
(b) No.
(c) He doesn't have a plan one way or the other.
(d) Yes, he is just going to find more flowers.

12. What does the king of the first asteroid planet the prince visits believe he rules over?
(a) Everything.
(b) Himself.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The prince.

13. How small is the planet where the prince comes from, as described in Chapter III?
(a) So small a sheep doesn't need to be tied up.
(b) Bigger than the moon, but smaller than the sun.
(c) Microscopic in size.
(d) About the size of Venus.

14. When the flower realizes the little prince is leaving, what does she ask for?
(a) To stay with her forever.
(b) A drink of water.
(c) His forgiveness.
(d) To grow up.

15. How many asteroid planets does the little prince visit in total?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Too many to count.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the little prince love to watch?

2. What does the businessman think he owns?

3. What should a person who flies planes study, according to the narrator?

4. Where does the plane crash happen?

5. How many thorns does the prince's unique flower have?

(see the answer keys)

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