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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter XII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When he begins having problems with his flower, the prince makes a very big decision. What is it?
(a) To leave his planet.
(b) To dig a well.
(c) To learn to fly a plane.
(d) To build a small home.

2. Why does the pilot get so cross with the little prince in Chapter II?
(a) The little prince keeps running off.
(b) The little prince won't get the pilot a glass of water.
(c) The little prince is very lazy and sleeps all day.
(d) The pilot is trying to fix his engine and the little prince keeps asking him about inconsequential things.

3. How many people were on the plane when it crashes?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) All the people who were on the plane.
(d) Only one.

4. What is another word that the translator might have used instead of tippler?
(a) Jolly Fellow.
(b) Big Tipper.
(c) Antique collector.
(d) Boozer or lush.

5. What is the little prince's plan to safeguard his planet from baobabs?
(a) To bring sheep to his planet, so they can eat young baobab bushes.
(b) To plant a great garden which would feed all his people.
(c) To lasso his planet and bring it closer to earth.
(d) To clone himself and colonize other planets across the galaxy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the tippler doing?

2. The pilot (as a child) drew an animal eating another animal. What was being eaten?

3. There are good and bad plants in the little prince's planet. What seeds are mentioned as good ones?

4. When the flower realizes the little prince is leaving, what does she ask for?

5. Why does the little prince become enraged at the pilot in Chapter VII?

(see the answer key)

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