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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. In the desert, what is the pilot's primary worry?
2. The prince's flower has a personality. She is ...
3. When the plane crashes in Chapter II, how many people are in it?
4. Who is the narrator of The Little Prince?
5. When the little prince sees the airplane for the first time what does he say?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the pilot offer to give the little prince for his sheep? Why does the little prince reject his offer?
2. What is symbolic about the pilot making drawings in Chapter II?
3. Why are the chapters of this book so short?
4. Why is the little prince so fond of sunsets?
5. When the little prince is leaving his planet, he goes to put the glass globe over the flower. She says no. Why does she decide to go without this protection?
6. What does the little prince never let go of once it has been asked?
7. Why doesn't the little prince answer questions that the pilot asks?
8. 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.
9. In Chapter V, the little prince reveals what problem he is facing on his home planet. What is it?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The fox says, "it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye." Write an essay on the meaning of this line and how the story illustrates this philosophy.
Essay Topic 2
Find one example of foreshadowing in the book.
1) Examine the example and show clearly what it is hinting at for the future.
2) Write a paragraph on how foreshadowing affects a reader. What is it about "hints" that keep a reader engaged?
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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