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The Little Prince
by:
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
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
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Full Book Quiz
1
. What is Drawing Number One supposed to depict?
An elephant inside a boa constrictor
A hat
The baobabs
The fox
2
. Where does the narrator’s plane crash?
In the Amazon rainforest
In the Gobi desert
In the Sahara desert
On an unnamed island
3
. What is the first thing the little prince asks of the pilot?
To help him find the snake
To draw him a sheep
To listen to the story of the fox
To draw a picture of the baobabs
4
. What is the Earth name for the little prince’s home planet?
Mars
Asteroid
b-612
Asteroid
mu
-
330
Asteroid
d
-
814
5
. Why does the narrator make note of the name and astronomical history of the little prince’s home planet?
Because he feels such details are vital to our understanding of the little prince
As a sign of respect for modern science
Because the little prince asked him to
As a concession to grown-ups, who view the world in a quantitative way
6
. What drawing does the narrator say he worked especially hard on?
The little prince
The baobabs
The fox
The Saharan landscape
7
. Whom does the little prince love?
Baobabs
A geographer
A rose
A lamplighter
8
. Why does the little prince leave his planet?
He begins to doubt the rose’s sincerity
He wants to visit Earth
The rose yells at him
A sheep eats his rose
9
. Why is the rose certain she can defend herself?
She has four thorns
No large animals exist on the prince’s planet
Large animals eat princes, not roses
The prince draws her a guard dog
10
. Whom does the prince meet on the first planet he visits?
A geographer
A businessman
A king
A conceited man
11
. Whom does the prince meet on the second planet?
A businessman
A vain man
A drunkard
A lamplighter
12
. Whom does the prince meet on the third planet?
A king
A drunkard
A geographer
A businessman
13
. Whom does the prince meet on the fourth planet?
A businessman
A lamplighter
The narrator
A geographer
14
. Whom does the prince meet on the fifth planet?
A geographer
A three-petaled flower
A businessman
A lamplighter
15
. Whom does the prince meet on the sixth planet?
A geographer
His rose
A lamplighter
A drunkard
16
. Who is the first being the prince meets on Earth?
The pilot
The snake
The fox
A hunter
17
. Why does the discovery of the rose garden make the little prince sad?
He discovers he is allergic to roses
He realizes he fell in love too quickly
He sees how ugly roses really are
He learns that his rose is not the only rose in the universe
18
. How does the fox define to “tame?”
“To soften the spirit”
“To establish ties”
“To learn to love”
“To master another being”
19
. According to the fox, what makes the prince’s rose so important?
Her four thorns can serve as weapons
The time the prince has spent caring for her
The coquettish way she expresses her love
Her unmatchable beauty
20
. After talking with the little prince, what does the pilot realize makes the desert beautiful?
It hides a well somewhere
There are no grown-ups around to dirty it
The grains of sand glitter like the stars in the sky
Death is always beautiful
21
. Why does the pilot worry about the little prince’s departure?
The little prince is the only person who can find water
Without the little prince, he will be unable to fix his own plane
The prince’s plans involve a deadly snakebite
The prince is vital to the Earth’s safety
22
. What sort of pills does the salesclerk the little prince meets sell?
Pills that send people back to where they came from
Thirst-quenching pills
Pills that cause hallucinations
Rose-garden pills
23
. What does the narrator say is most important to him in the story’s final chapter?
Whether the prince’s flower still has thorns
Whether the little prince is alive
Who actually owns all the stars in the universe
Whether the sheep has eaten the prince’s rose
24
. On his planet, what does the little prince place over the rose at night?
A screen
A glass jar
A warm hat
A warm blanket
25
. What is the narrator’s occupation?
Geographer
Railway switchman
Pilot
Salesman
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