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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. When the flower realizes the little prince is leaving, what does she ask for?

2. How many thorns does the prince's unique flower have?

3. What does the discoverer of the little prince's planet do in order to be taken seriously?

4. How does the little prince reveal that he might be from another planet?

5. There is one drawing in Chapter V that the pilot is very proud of. Which one is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. The little prince wants to help the tippler. Why is he unable to help?

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

4. 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?

5. Why doesn't the little prince answer questions that the pilot asks?

6. What does the pilot offer to give the little prince for his sheep? Why does the little prince reject his offer?

7. 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?

8. The asteroid that the little prince lives on was seen by whom?

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

10. Why is the little prince so fond of sunsets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Who is the protagonist in the story? Write an essay on how the protagonist changes as the story progresses. Specify several shifts of perception which this character goes through.

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