Plot
Why is the pilot stranded in the desert?
His plane crashes
Identify one theme learn on the following celestial body:
Asteroid B-612
Procrastination can lead to catastrophe
Define allegory
Story in which characters are metaphors for real-life ideas
According to the pilot, what are grown ups mostly interested in?
Numbers and things that can be counted, like money and years of age
The rose can be described as...
Vain and demanding
Why does the little prince leave his planet?
He feels taken advantage of by the rose
Identify one theme learned on the following planet:
Planet 1
You can only ask of others what they are able to do
The tone of the novel is...
Sentimental, reflective, positive, etc.
What motivates the pilot to draw again after many years?
The Little Prince encourages him to draw
Describe the Little Prince in 3 adjectives
young, cheerful, inquisitive
Other answers accepted
What does the Little Prince realize when he looks at the garden of 5,000 other roses?
He realizes that his rose is the most special because of the effort he put into her care
Identify one theme learned on the following planets:
Planet 3
Planet 4
Addiction is a cycle that is difficult to break
Money doesn't buy happiness
(other answers accepted with explanation/evidence)
Identify one theme learned on the following planets:
Planet 5
Planet 6
If you just focus on your work, it will consume you.
Don't wait for others - live your life for yourself.
(other answers accepted with explanation/evidence)
Who lives on the following planets:
Asteroid B-612
Planet 1
Little Prince/the rose
the king
Who lives on the following planets:
Planet 2
Planet 3
The vain man
The drunkard
What is the significance of Drawing Number 1 and Drawing Number 2 to the pilot?
Drawing Number is a boa constrictor eating an elephant from the outside and Drawing Number 2 is the same picture, but an x-ray of the inside of the snake. The narrator would show Drawing Number 1 to people as a way to test their creativity, although the only person to pass his test was the Little Prince.
Identify one theme the Little Prince learned from the fox.
In order to create a bond, you must be vulnerable and patient in return
"Anything essential is invisible to the eyes. It's the time you spent [on something] that makes [it] so important."
Identify one lesson the pilot learned from the prince
Mysteries in life are important
Never lose your child-like wonder
The people we love never really leave us
How does the Little Prince bond with the fox?
He visits the fox every day at the same time. They talk about life and spend time together.
Who lives on the following planets:
Planet 4
Planet 5
Planet 6
The businessman
The lamplighter
The geographer
At the end of The Little Prince, the narrator suggests that the Prince has returned to his asteroid but leaves room for uncertainty. What can be inferred about the ending of the story, and how does this uncertainty affect the overall impact of the novel?
Answer should include a thesis answering what you believe happened at the end to the Little Prince. Then, explain how that ending impacts the overall message of the story.
Ex: The Little Prince died when the snake bit him, and his body was transported back to his planet along with his soul. This ending shows the death of the inner child was necessary for the pilot to return home, but his inner child continues to live on somewhere inside him, just like the Little Prince lives on somewhere in the universe.
Identify one theme from the novel.
We can learn something from everyone we meet
Adults should keep their inner child alive through curiosity, adventure, and laughter
Explore the world around you
The Little Prince's return to his planet at the end of the book symbolizes...
Death of the inner child, return of the spirit to its home
The story is told from the point of view of the narrator, a pilot who meets the Little Prince in the desert. Explain how this narrative perspective affects the reader’s understanding of the Little Prince and the story’s overall message.
The narrator is unreliable, so we cannot trust what he says about the Little Prince. All of the characters are allegories, so we can assume that the narrator is telling this story for his own purposes (to teach us a life lesson).
Describe the relationship between the Little Prince and his rose.
The Little Prince loves his rose He wants to care for and protect her. She is very demanding, though, which leads him to seek adventure on other planets. He misses her terribly and realizes (possibly too late) that she is the most important thing in the universe to him because of the effort he put into her care.