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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. Why does the little prince laugh at the notion of the airplane falling from the sky?

2. What is the pilot working on that he thinks will help him get out of the desert?

3. The prince's flower has a personality. She is ...

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

5. The pilot reveals that after he becomes friends with the little prince he starts doing something again. What is it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the little prince learn from the conceited man?

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

7. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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