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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. According to the switchman, what are the adults in the trains pursuing?
2. How many thirst-quenching pills would one need in order to feel full of liquid, according to Chapter XXIII?
3. What does the little prince think is so odd about the geographer?
4. What is the army of lamplighters on earth compared to?
5. What does the first creature the prince meets on earth offer the little prince?
Short Essay Questions
1. The switchman is a person whose actions do have consequences. In that way he is different from the other adult archetypes. How is he similar?
2. Why is the little prince overcome with sadness as he stands in the entrance to the grand rose garden?
3. What is the significance of the mountains in Chapter XIX being so very tall?
4. There are a great deal of numbers in this relatively short book. Why?
5. When the little prince arrives on earth he immediately meets the snake. The conversation with the snake foreshadows the end of the book. Explain the use of foreshadowing. What tension does the snake's presence create?
6. Why does the little prince find the lamplighter less ridiculous than the other solo inhabitants?
7. What does the little prince face on earth?
8. What is surprising about the well?
9. After visiting the six asteroids, the little prince has learned many things. In his last visit he seems to have regret that he has left his ephemeral flower all alone. Why doesn't he return? Why does he continue his journey?
10. How is the flower in the desert like the flower back on the little prince's planet?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
The fox says, "It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important." What does the fox mean by this? Is this an important statement in the book? Write an essay which supports the idea that this line is a central message of the book.
Essay Topic 3
Light is a strong visual image in The Little Prince. Name some of the different forms in which light appears in the book. Write a short essay on the use of light in The Little Prince.
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