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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the little prince reveal that he might be from another planet?
(a) He asks, "May I be taken to the queen?"
(b) He asks, "Why is the sky blue?"
(c) He asks, "What lives beyond the sands?"
(d) He asks the pilot, "Which is your planet?"

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

3. According to the author, what time is it in the United States when the sun is setting over France?
(a) It is impossible to know.
(b) Noon.
(c) It is the same time.
(d) Breakfast time.

4. 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.

5. How many thorns does the prince's unique flower have?
(a) Almost a hundred thorns.
(b) None.
(c) One thorn.
(d) Four thorns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tippler ashamed of?

2. What does the conceited man use his hat for?

3. Why does the little prince think he can watch a sunset anytime?

4. What is the subject of the drawing in Chapter I?

5. What is a Baobab?

Short Essay Questions

1. The asteroid that the little prince lives on was seen by whom?

2. Why is the little prince so fond of sunsets?

3. Why is the drawing of the baobab so detailed?

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

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

6. What is the symbolism of the little prince not pulling out the newly sprouted seed which he does not recognize?

7. 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?

8. In Chapter VII, the pilot says "the secret of the little prince's life was revealed to me." What is that secret?

9. Again, readers see the use of light by the author in setting the tone of Chapter VII. When the little prince is choked by sobbing, what is happening to the light?

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

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