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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the fox define the word "tame"?
(a) It means to break someone down.
(b) It means to eliminate all resistance.
(c) It means to be nice.
(d) It means to establish ties.

2. The lamplighter says a day on his planet is how long?
(a) One year.
(b) A hundred years.
(c) One day.
(d) One minute.

3. What does Antoine de Saint-Exupery call The Land of Tears"?
(a) A no-man's land.
(b) A waste of time.
(c) A secret place.
(d) A desert.

4. 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 should be ashamed of himself!"
(c) "He is a terrible excuse for a human being!"
(d) "He is not a man--he is a mushroom!"

5. What does the little prince tell the fox he is looking for?
(a) Answers to life's questions.
(b) A way to escape his responsibilities.
(c) A way to go back home.
(d) Friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. The little prince wants the fox to play with him. What does the fox say?

2. 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?

3. Why does the fox want to be tamed?

4. In the desert, what is the pilot's primary worry?

5. What is unique about the fifth planet, the lamplighter's planet?

(see the answer key)

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