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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 tippler surrounded by?
2. How many thorns does the prince's unique flower have?
3. There are good and bad plants in the little prince's planet. What seeds are mentioned as good ones?
4. What does the discoverer of the little prince's planet do in order to be taken seriously?
5. What was the soil of the little prince's planet infested with?
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. This book was written in French. What are some of the challenge of translating a book from one language into the next?
3. Is the tippler different than the other types? The others are all behaving a certain way but the tippler is escaping from himself by drinking. Why is he included?
4. Why is the little prince bored on the planet of the king?
5. What does the little prince never let go of once it has been asked?
6. What is the meaning of the title The Little Prince?
7. Why are the chapters of this book so short?
8. Why is the little prince so fond of sunsets?
9. What is of great consequence to the businessman, and what is of great consequence to the little prince?
10. What does the little prince learn from the conceited man?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
The author of The Little Princ" both wrote the words and illustrated the book. His illustrations are very childlike.
1) Why is this important? Why didn't he get someone to illustrate the book with color photographs, charts and maps?
2) What effect do these simple drawings have on the reader?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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