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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. There is one drawing in Chapter V that the pilot is very proud of. Which one is it?

2. How many asteroid planets does the little prince visit in total?

3. Where does the plane crash happen?

4. After the plane crash, what does the pilot do?

5. How does the little prince reveal that he might be from another planet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is symbolic about the pilot making drawings in Chapter II?

2. 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.

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

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

7. In Chapter V, the little prince reveals what problem he is facing on his home planet. What is it?

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

9. When the little prince is leaving his planet, he goes to put the glass globe over the flower. She says no. Why does she decide to go without this protection?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Light is a strong visual image in The Little Prince. Name some of the different forms in which light appears in the book. Write a short essay on the use of light in The Little Prince.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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