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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the flower in the desert think men are hard to find?
(a) They have all left and now live on far moons.
(b) The wind blows them away.
(c) They live underground.
(d) They are afraid of flowers.

2. What does the first creature the prince meets on earth say he is more powerful than?
(a) The thundering elephant.
(b) The truth.
(c) The finger of a king.
(d) The shining sun.

3. What sound does the well in the desert make?
(a) It cries, like a child who is afraid.
(b) It sings, like the song of the lark at break of day.
(c) It creaks, like the hinge of a door that has never been oiled.
(d) It moans, like an old weathervane which the wind has long since forgotten.

4. Where does the little prince find the fox?
(a) Under the apple tree.
(b) In his own imagination.
(c) Eating roses.
(d) Chasing some chickens.

5. What does the little prince tell the fox he is looking for?
(a) A way to escape his responsibilities.
(b) Answers to life's questions.
(c) A way to go back home.
(d) Friends.

6. Why is the fox so interested in the little prince's planet?
(a) There is room to roam.
(b) There are no problems there.
(c) Everyone is tame on the little prince's planet.
(d) There are no hunters there.

7. When the pilot sees the snake in Chapter XXVI, what does he do?
(a) Goes for his revolver.
(b) Laughs it off.
(c) Runs for the hills.
(d) Throws stones at it until it slithers away.

8. How many kings are on earth, according to the pilot?
(a) 16.
(b) Too many.
(c) 111.
(d) Thousands upon thousands.

9. How does the geographer define ephemeral?
(a) "In danger of speedy disappearance."
(b) "Inside eternal beings."
(c) "In the area of fumeral springs."
(d) "Hard to quantify."

10. How does the author use light imagery in the chapter about trains?
(a) The trains are brilliantly lit as they thunder by.
(b) The trains can operate in the dark as well as the light.
(c) The trains create sparks on the tracks that light up the night.
(d) The trains are lit from the inside with lamplight.

11. What does the little prince hope to see from the high peak in Chapter XIX?
(a) "The way to go home..."
(b) "The wide range of the galaxy and its inhabitants..."
(c) "The range of choices available to me..."
(d) "The whole planet at one glance and all the people..."

12. 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 which had fallen from a nearby by baobab tree, lonely and sad.
(d) It is a flower full of haughty pride and great intellectual understanding.

13. 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 whenever you feel thirsty.
(c) One pill an hour.
(d) Take two pills and call the doctor in the morning.

14. Why does the geographer think someone who drinks too much is not a reliable source?
(a) Because he would get lost too often.
(b) Because he would spend all his times in bars and none making maps and observations.
(c) Because he would forget to come back and give a report to the geographer.
(d) Because he would see double and report two mountains where there was only one.

15. Who is dying of thirst in the desert?
(a) The pilot is dying of thirst. The little prince is not human and does not need water.
(b) The little prince is smaller and more susceptible to dying of thirst.
(c) Both the pilot and the little prince. The pilot's thirst is physical ,and the little prince needs spiritual awakening.
(d) Neither are dying of thirst. They are only panicking. It is not really a problem.

Short Answer Questions

1. The little prince wants the fox to play with him. What does the fox say?

2. The imagery of water is used in "The Little Prince" to represent the life-giving force, whether it is physical or spiritual. What then does this thirst-quenching pill represent?

3. What color is the muffler which the little prince wears around his neck?

4. What is on the lamplighter's planet?

5. What is the army of lamplighters on earth compared to?

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