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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the little prince ask the king of the first asteroid planet the prince visits to do for him?
(a) Order a drink of water.
(b) Order a sunset.
(c) Summon the answer to life's meaning.
(d) Give him a golden crown.

2. What is the setting in which the pilot and little prince meet?
(a) The palace.
(b) England and Wales.
(c) The desert.
(d) The seashore.

3. On the fifth day that the pilot and the little prince are together, the secret of the little prince's life is revealed. What is that secret?
(a) The little prince is afraid that he will die of thirst.
(b) The little prince is actually a lost child from a nearby village.
(c) The little prince is afraid that his flower will be eaten by the sheep.
(d) The little prince is the spirit of the desert.

4. Where does the plane crash happen?
(a) The Desert of Sahara.
(b) A high, high mountain.
(c) Death Valley.
(d) The Atlantic Ocean.

5. Who is the scholar that discovers the little prince's planet?
(a) The pilot's father, who is an astronaut.
(b) A flock of geese living in an observatory.
(c) The International Astronomical Observer.
(d) A Turkish astronomer who sees it only once through his telescope.

6. There are good and bad plants in the little prince's planet. What seeds are mentioned as good ones?
(a) Sweet Peas and Violets.
(b) Roses and Radishes.
(c) Squash and potatoes.
(d) Beans and Corn.

7. How many petals do the ordinary flowers on the prince's planet have?
(a) None, they are spikes.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Three hundred.

8. When the flower realizes the little prince is leaving, what does she ask for?
(a) To grow up.
(b) A drink of water.
(c) To stay with her forever.
(d) His forgiveness.

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

10. What is the tippler ashamed of?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Nothing. He is a happy fellow.
(c) His clothing.
(d) The fact that he is bowlegged.

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

12. What does the discoverer of the little prince's planet do in order to be taken seriously?
(a) He demands that he be heard.
(b) He speaks slowly and clearly.
(c) He wears European clothing.
(d) He writes a scientifice treatise and gets it published.

13. What is the little prince feeling much of the time?
(a) The little prince feels nothing. He is numb.
(b) The little prince is incapable of feeling, that is the problem.
(c) The little prince often feels sad.
(d) The little prince is always happy and cheerful.

14. What is the first picture that the narrator actually draws for the little prince?
(a) A big flock of sheep.
(b) A boa constrictor from the outside.
(c) A cup of tea.
(d) The night sky.

15. How many asteroid planets does the little prince visit in total?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Too many to count.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what time is it in the United States when the sun is setting over France?

2. The pilot gives the little prince something that the little prince greatly treasures and which he keeps it in his pocket. What is it?

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

4. What time of day does the prince's beautiful flower first bloom?

5. What does the businessman think he owns?

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