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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 big is the little prince's planet, as described in Chapter IV?
(a) Newly formed from a black hole.
(b) Wide and flat, like a giant frisbee.
(c) Very hot from all the lava flowing over it.
(d) Scarcely any larger than a house.

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

3. What does the little prince call the red-faced gentleman who is the businessman?
(a) "He should be ashamed of himself!"
(b) "He is not a man--he is a mushroom!"
(c) "He is a terrible excuse for a human being!"
(d) "He clearly has high blood pressure and should soon explode!"

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

5. What is a Baobab?
(a) A very dangerous plant that can tear a tiny planet apart.
(b) A happy king who treats his subjects well.
(c) A big jelly-like monster that moves like a slug.
(d) A creature that chases sheep and goats all day long.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter III, what does the little prince like about the box that the pilot has drawn?

3. Why is the flower not afraid of large animals?

4. The little prince is proud of his flower. What is the pilot proud of?

5. The morning after the plane crash, when the narrator wakes up, who is standing there?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. The last line of Chapter 9 is "She was such a proud flower." Pride is a theme through out the book. Give some other examples of pride.

4. In Chapter V, the little prince reveals what problem he is facing on his home planet. What is it?

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

6. What does the little prince learn from the conceited man?

7. What is the meaning of the title The Little Prince?

8. What does the pilot offer to give the little prince for his sheep? Why does the little prince reject his offer?

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

10. The Little Prince is considered to be a fable. What does that mean?

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