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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it hard to learn where the little prince came from?
(a) He is a spy.
(b) He speaks only Russian.
(c) He doesn't know where he is from.
(d) He never seems to hear the questions asked of him.

2. What does the tippler represent in the story?
(a) People who collect bottles.
(b) People who use alcohol or other substances to cover up their problems.
(c) People who like wine.
(d) A fun guy who just wants to laugh.

3. How old was the narrator of this book when he gave up his magnificent painting career?
(a) Six years old.
(b) He never gave it up.
(c) Fifty years old.
(d) Ninety nine years old.

4. The six-year-old child gave up being an artist and chose to become what?
(a) A pilot.
(b) A gardener.
(c) A zoo keeper.
(d) An engineer.

5. How many drawings did the child make?
(a) Two.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) One Hundred.
(d) None.

6. How small is the planet where the prince comes from, as described in Chapter III?
(a) Bigger than the moon, but smaller than the sun.
(b) So small a sheep doesn't need to be tied up.
(c) Microscopic in size.
(d) About the size of Venus.

7. The pilot tells us that throughout his life, when he met a clear-sighted adult he would always show them what?
(a) A map of China.
(b) Drawing Number One.
(c) A golf club.
(d) His juggling skills.

8. The pilot (as a child) drew an animal eating another animal. What was being eaten?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A rat.
(c) A zebra.
(d) A giraffe.

9. How is a drawing of a sheep different from a drawing of a ram?
(a) A sheep is white and a ram is grey.
(b) There is no difference.
(c) A ram has horns.
(d) A ram is big and scary.

10. When he begins having problems with his flower, the prince makes a very big decision. What is it?
(a) To build a small home.
(b) To leave his planet.
(c) To learn to fly a plane.
(d) To dig a well.

11. What does the prince's flower have a horror of?
(a) Growing old.
(b) Competition.
(c) Drafts.
(d) Dishonesty.

12. Why does the laughter of the little prince annoy the pilot so much?
(a) The prince has a very loud obnoxious laugh.
(b) The pilot likes his misfortunes to be taken seriously.
(c) The prince never stops laughing.
(d) The pilot has no sense of humor.

13. What name does a human scholar give little prince's planet?
(a) Turkey.
(b) The Star that is Beyond.
(c) Little Kingdom of Rose.
(d) Astroid B-612.

14. On his planet what does the little prince heat his breakfast on?
(a) A large cookstove.
(b) He eats his breakfast cold.
(c) Either one of his two active volcanoes.
(d) The heat of the nearby sun.

15. What is the tippler surrounded by?
(a) Musical instruments.
(b) Friends and companions.
(c) Empty bottles and full bottles.
(d) Cups.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antoine de Saint-Exupery call The Land of Tears"?

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

3. What does the conceited man want to be admired as?

4. When the little prince leaves his planet, does he plan to ever return?

5. What is the little prince feeling much of the time?

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