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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. How many people were on the plane when it crashes?

2. Why does the pilot decide not to draw his airplane in the book?

3. What does the conceited man ask the little prince to do?

4. How many drawings did the child make?

5. When the little prince decides to leave the king of the first asteroid planet the prince visits, what does the king do?

Short Essay Questions

1. The narrator observes that adults are mostly interested in different things than children are drawn to. What are some of the things the narrator notes about the interests of adults vs. the interests of children?

2. What is the symbolism of the little prince not pulling out the newly sprouted seed which he does not recognize?

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

4. 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.

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

6. Why does the narrator keep showing his drawing to adults throughout his life?

7. 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?

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

9. Why is the drawing of the baobab so detailed?

10. What is the meaning of the title The Little Prince?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Of all the planets that the little prince visits there is one where he finds a person he might like to be friends with. The lamplighter is different from the other adult types.

1) What sets the lamplighter apart from the other men?

2) What is it that the lamplighter and the little prince have in common?

Essay Topic 2

This book is considered to be a fable. A fable is a story with a moral, a message in it. What is one of the major messages/morals of this book?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the little prince leave his planet in Chapter IX? What is he running from? What is he hoping to find on his journey?

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