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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the conceited man want to be admired as?

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

3. How many petals do the ordinary flowers on the prince's planet have?

4. On his planet what does the little prince heat his breakfast on?

5. Who is the scholar that discovers the little prince's planet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is symbolic about the pilot making drawings in Chapter II?

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

5. 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.

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

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. Why do the inhabitants of these six asteroids have no given names? Why are they "types"?

9. Why is the little prince bored on the planet of the king?

10. What does the airplane symbolize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Light is a strong visual image in The Little Prince. Name some of the different forms in which light appears in the book. Write a short essay on the use of light in The Little Prince.

Essay Topic 2

Of all the planets that the little prince visits there is one where he finds a person he might like to be friends with. The lamplighter is different from the other adult types.

1) What sets the lamplighter apart from the other men?

2) What is it that the lamplighter and the little prince have in common?

Essay Topic 3

The author of The Little Princ" both wrote the words and illustrated the book. His illustrations are very childlike.

1) Why is this important? Why didn't he get someone to illustrate the book with color photographs, charts and maps?

2) What effect do these simple drawings have on the reader?

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