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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. How many people live on the conceited man's planet?

2. What was the soil of the little prince's planet infested with?

3. When the little prince decides to leave the king of the first asteroid planet the prince visits, what does the king do?

4. Why does the little prince think he can watch a sunset anytime?

5. What does the narrator think of adults?

Short Essay Questions

1. The Little Prince is considered to be a fable. What does that mean?

2. What does the airplane symbolize?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. What does the little prince never let go of once it has been asked?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both the pilot and the little prince drink from the well but they are drinking to quench different thirsts. For the pilot, his life depends upon finding some drinking water. Without it he will die of thirst. What is the little prince seeking? What does he need from the well?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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