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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many thirst-quenching pills would one need in order to feel full of liquid, according to Chapter XXIII?
(a) One pill a week.
(b) Take two pills and call the doctor in the morning.
(c) One pill an hour.
(d) Take two pills whenever you feel thirsty.

2. Describe the flower which the little prince meets in the desert.
(a) It is a flower much like his own beloved flower, full of color and light.
(b) It is a flower with three petals, a flower of no account at all.
(c) It is a flower full of haughty pride and great intellectual understanding.
(d) It is a flower which had fallen from a nearby by baobab tree, lonely and sad.

3. Which does the narrator say there are more of on earth, geographers or conceited men?
(a) There is an even number of both.
(b) Geographers.
(c) All geographers are conceited men.
(d) Conceited men.

4. Of all the people the little prince meets on the asteroids, he only likes one. Which one does he think he could be friends with?
(a) None of them. He hates them all.
(b) The lamplighter.
(c) The king.
(d) The businessman.

5. What does the little prince believe that the desert hides?
(a) A well.
(b) A home for the ages.
(c) Snakes that can kill.
(d) The secret of eternal youth.

Short Answer Questions

1. There would be two lamplighters who would be able to rest for most of the year. Where do they live?

2. How does the fox define the word "tame"?

3. What does the first creature the prince meets on earth offer the little prince?

4. How many people, approximately, does the narrator say live on the earth?

5. At what time of day does the pilot find the well?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the little prince faces his appointment with the snake, what is he feeling?

2. There are a great deal of numbers in this relatively short book. Why?

3. What gives the desert its ridges of sand shining in the moonlight - its beauty?

4. What is the lamplighter representative of?

5. What does the little prince face on earth?

6. Why does the little prince find the lamplighter less ridiculous than the other solo inhabitants?

7. The image of a fox is absolutely classic in fable and myth. What does the fox represent?

8. What is the significance of the mountains in Chapter XIX being so very tall?

9. What is surprising about the well?

10. One of the major themes of the book is child vs. adult. What in the description of the earth sets the stage for this tension?

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