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The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapters I–III
Chapters IV–VI
Chapters VII–IX
Chapters X–XII
Chapters XIII–XV
Chapters XVI–XX
Chapters XXI–XXIII
Chapters XXIV–XXV
Chapters XXVI–XXVII
Characters
Character List
The Little Prince
The Narrator
The Rose
The Fox
The Snake
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Chapters 1-3
Chapters 4-6
Chapters 7-9
Chapters 10-12
Chapters 13-15
Chapters 16-20
Chapters 21-23
Chapters 24-25
Chapters 26-27
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Context Quiz
Further Study
Context Quiz
1
of 5
In which French city was Saint-Exupéry born?
Aix-en-Provence
Lyons
Dijon
Paris
2
of 5
What theme, drawn from his real-life occupation, was Saint-Exupéry's means of exploring abstract topics?
Aviation
Religion
Marine biology
Engineering
3
of 5
Which international conflict was happening concurrently with Saint-Exupéry's writing of The Little Prince?
World War I
World War II
Crimean War
Franco-Prussian War
4
of 5
What was the name of Saint-Exupéry's 1939 memoir about his adventures as a pilot?
Stars and Stripes
Dust in the Wind
Wind, Sand, and Stars
East of the Sun
5
of 5
What desert animal did Saint-Exupéry hallucinate an encounter with, which may have inspired elements of The Little Prince?
A sand snake
A fennec
An ermine
A vulture
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