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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the lamplighter's planet, how many strides does it take to circle the planet?
(a) Forty four strides.
(b) One long stride and one short stride.
(c) None. It is a one-dimensional flat planet.
(d) Three strides.

2. The little prince wants the fox to play with him. What does the fox say?
(a) "I cannot play with you. I am not tamed."
(b) "I have too many serious things to do. I have no time to play."
(c) "I must be on my way. You are distracting me."
(d) "I do not like humans. They are always shooting at me."

3. What does the little prince call the red-faced gentleman who is the businessman?
(a) "He clearly has high blood pressure and should soon explode!"
(b) "He is not a man--he is a mushroom!"
(c) "He should be ashamed of himself!"
(d) "He is a terrible excuse for a human being!"

4. In the desert, what is the pilot's primary worry?
(a) That the prince is not trustworthy.
(b) That someone will steal his plane.
(c) That he has very little drinking water left.
(d) That nightfall will never come.

5. On the fifth day that the pilot and the little prince are together, the secret of the little prince's life is revealed. What is that secret?
(a) The little prince is actually a lost child from a nearby village.
(b) The little prince is afraid that his flower will be eaten by the sheep.
(c) The little prince is afraid that he will die of thirst.
(d) The little prince is the spirit of the desert.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on the lamplighter's planet?

2. Why does the fox want to be tamed?

3. Why is the fox so interested in the little prince's planet?

4. Of all the people the little prince meets on the asteroids, he only likes one. Which one does he think he could be friends with?

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

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