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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 many people live on the conceited man's planet?
(a) Seventy Seven and a half.
(b) Three.
(c) Only one.
(d) All the conceited people in the universe live there.

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

3. What does the king of the first asteroid planet the prince visits call the prince?
(a) His son.
(b) An annoying lawyer.
(c) An interruption.
(d) His subject.

4. How many times in one day does the sun set on the little prince's planet?
(a) 4 times.
(b) 40 times.
(c) 44 times.
(d) 400 times.

5. Why is the flower not afraid of large animals?
(a) She doesn't think there are any large animals on the planet.
(b) She has the power of speech and will talk them out of harming her.
(c) She is overconfident and not very realistic about life.
(d) She believes her claws, her thorns, will protect her.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the plane crashes in Chapter II, how many people are in it?

2. What is the pilot asked to draw by the little prince?

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

4. How long is the little prince willing to applaud the conceited man?

5. Where does the plane crash happen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. What does the little prince's flower represent in this fable?

6. On asteroid 325 the king sits in his royal purple and ermine. What does this character represent?

7. The author uses light throughout the book to evoke an emotional tone. What does the sunset evoke?

8. This book was written in French. What are some of the challenge of translating a book from one language into the next?

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

10. Why doesn't the little prince answer questions that the pilot asks?

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