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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 is the pilot asked to draw by the little prince?

2. What is another word that the translator might have used instead of tippler?

3. How small is the planet where the prince comes from, as described in Chapter III?

4. What is the tippler surrounded by?

5. What is the little prince's plan to safeguard his planet from baobabs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the drawing of the baobab so detailed?

3. What does the airplane symbolize?

4. What is of great consequence to the businessman, and what is of great consequence to the little prince?

5. Why are the chapters of this book so short?

6. On asteroid 325 the king sits in his royal purple and ermine. What does this character represent?

7. The narrator of the book is introduced in Chapter 1. He is not an anonymous narrator but a character in the story. What does the first chapter reveal about him?

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

9. Is the tippler different than the other types? The others are all behaving a certain way but the tippler is escaping from himself by drinking. Why is he included?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some would call The Little Prince a child's book and others would say it is for adults. Develop an argument for both ways.

Why is it a children's book? What is the author trying to say to children?

Why is it an adult book? What is the author trying to say to adults?

Essay Topic 2

This book is considered to be a fable. A fable is a story with a moral, a message in it. What is one of the major messages/morals of this book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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