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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first picture that the narrator actually draws for the little prince?

2. On the first asteroid planet he visits, why can't the prince sit down?

3. In the first line of Chapter I, the narrator mentions a book he once saw. What was the name of that book?

4. What was the soil of the little prince's planet infested with?

5. What is the businessman doing when the prince first comes across him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the pilot offer to give the little prince for his sheep? Why does the little prince reject his offer?

2. What does the little prince never let go of once it has been asked?

3. The Little Prince is considered to be a fable. What does that mean?

4. Why do the inhabitants of these six asteroids have no given names? Why are they "types"?

5. In a fable everything is symbolic. What is the symbolism of the desert as the central place in the story?

6. What does the airplane symbolize?

7. Why are the chapters of this book so short?

8. The last line of Chapter 9 is "She was such a proud flower." Pride is a theme through out the book. Give some other examples of pride.

9. The narrator of the book is introduced in Chapter 1. He is not an anonymous narrator but a character in the story. What does the first chapter reveal about him?

10. The little prince wants to help the tippler. Why is he unable to help?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The fox says, "it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye." Write an essay on the meaning of this line and how the story illustrates this philosophy.

Essay Topic 2

Who is the protagonist in the story? Write an essay on how the protagonist changes as the story progresses. Specify several shifts of perception which this character goes through.

Essay Topic 3

The fox and snake are common animals in fiction, and especially in fables.

1) What does each of these creatures represent?

2) How have foxes and humans interacted over the course of history that might have influenced the way we use their images in stories?

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