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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. The little prince walks through sand, rock, and snow and at last comes to a road. Where does the road lead him?
(a) The abodes of men.
(b) To a small cafe, where he is able to get sustenance.
(c) Back to where he came from.
(d) An airport where he meets the pilot.

2. According to the switchman, what are the adults in the trains pursuing?
(a) Getting to their destination first.
(b) Nothing at all.
(c) Each other.
(d) Money and fame.

3. How many thirst-quenching pills would one need in order to feel full of liquid, according to Chapter XXIII?
(a) Take two pills whenever you feel thirsty.
(b) One pill a week.
(c) Take two pills and call the doctor in the morning.
(d) One pill an hour.

4. What does the little prince ask about the poison which the snake has within it?
(a) Do you promise not to poison the pilot?
(b) You have good poison? You are sure it will not make me suffer long?
(c) Is your poison powerful enough to make me fly?
(d) How many times will you have to bite me before your poison works?

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After arriving on the earth and meeting his first earth creature, what does the little prince do?

2. When the little prince arrives on the earth, why doesn't he see any people?

3. What does the little prince believe that the desert hides?

4. How many men does the flower think there are on earth?

5. What is the final drawing which the little prince requests from the pilot?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the little prince find the lamplighter less ridiculous than the other solo inhabitants?

2. The switchman is a person whose actions do have consequences. In that way he is different from the other adult archetypes. How is he similar?

3. As the little prince faces his appointment with the snake, what is he feeling?

4. How does the shift of perception come to completion in the relationship between the fox and the little prince?

5. There are a great deal of numbers in this relatively short book. Why?

6. What is the significance of the mountains in Chapter XIX being so very tall?

7. The flower with only three petals, who lives in the midst of a vast desert, believes that there are only six or seven men in the world. What does she represent in the story?

8. The image of a fox is absolutely classic in fable and myth. What does the fox represent?

9. The little prince does not have the kind of thirst which the pilot has; what kind of thirst does the little prince have?

10. Why is the little prince overcome with sadness as he stands in the entrance to the grand rose garden?

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