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

2. In the rose garden, when the little prince realizes the truth of his life and of the things he loves, what does he do?
(a) He gives up and goes back to the desert.
(b) He runs and runs, as fast as his little legs will go.
(c) He stamps his little foot and shouts for help.
(d) He lays down in the grass and cries.

3. How does the fox define the word "tame"?
(a) It means to break someone down.
(b) It means to be nice.
(c) It means to establish ties.
(d) It means to eliminate all resistance.

4. In the rose garden, the little prince has to face a difficult fact about himself. What is it?
(a) That he made a terrible mistake by leaving his planet.
(b) That he will never be able to love his flower as he wants to.
(c) That he doesn't care much about his life.
(d) That the things he thought were so rare and valuable are quite common and small.

5. How does the little prince feel when he first arrives on the earth?
(a) Very happy.
(b) Victorious and confident.
(c) Finally at peace.
(d) Lonely.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the pilot think he is dreaming when he finds the well?

2. What does the lamplighter love to do most, which he is never able to do?

3. What sound does the well in the desert make?

4. How would the geographer be best described?

5. Describe the flower which the little prince meets in the desert.

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How is the flower in the desert like the flower back on the little prince's planet?

3. One of the major themes of the book is child vs. adult. What in the description of the earth sets the stage for this tension?

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 does the geographer represent?

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

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

9. What is surprising about the well?

10. When the little prince arrives on earth he immediately meets the snake. The conversation with the snake foreshadows the end of the book. Explain the use of foreshadowing. What tension does the snake's presence create?

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