Le Petit Prince Ch. 7 et 8

On the fifth day in the dessert, Le Petit Prince asks the Narrator:

"Un mouton, s’il mange les arbustes, il mange aussi les fleurs ?

What is le Petit Prince worried about ?

• That his sheep will eat the baobabs shoots

• That his sheep will eat bushes.

• That his sheep will eat flowers

Le Petit Prince then says: "Même les fleurs qui ont des épines ?" What is the Narrator's response ?

• Sheep don't eat anything with thorns.

• Sheep will eat flowers with thorns.

Le Petit Prince doesn't understand why flowers have thorns if they don't protect them from being eaten. Il demande au Narrateur: " Les épines, à quoi servent-elles ?"

The narrator responds: "Thorns don't do anything. Flowers have thorns just for spite !"

Why did the narrator respond so harshly ?

• He's not fond of flowers.

• He's too busy trying to fix his plane, that he just spat out an answer.

• He's tired of talking about the darned sheep and what it eats.

The frustrated Narrator says: "Je m’occupe, moi, de choses sérieuses !" Quelle est la réponse du Petit Prince ?

• Désolé. Continue ton travaille.

• Tu parles comme les grandes personnes !

Le Petit Prince tells that Narrator that he once met a man that never really looked at what was around him, never loved anyone, etc. He only ever added up figures. To what did le Petit Prince compare him ?

• a machine

• a mushroom

• an animal

• a pumpkin

Le Petit Prince is so angry at the Narrator for thinking that fixing the plane is more important than protecting his flower from getting eaten by the sheep.

The Narrator tries to calm him down by saying that he will draw le Petit Prince a _____ for his sheep.

• a muzzle

• a fence

• a leash

In Chapter 8, we learn more about le Petit Prince's flower. He describes her blooming as ...

• slow and deliberate.

• abrupt and dramatic.

The flower did not want to emerge from her bud all wrinkled (like the poppies). She took her time choosing her colors, and arranging her petals.

Which TWO French adjectives best describe her here ?

• coquette

• naïve

• vaniteuse

• exigeante

• fière

When emerging from her bud, she apologizes for her still-disarranged petals. Le Petit prince dit: "Que vous êtes belle !" Elle répond: "N'est-ce pas ?" (Aren't I ?)

Which TWO French adjectives best describe her here ?

• coquette

• naïve

• vaniteuse

• exigeante

• fière

The flower thinks she was born the same time as the sun just because she was born at sunrise.

What French adjective best describes her here ?

• coquette

• vaniteuse

• exigeante

• fière

• naïve