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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the fox want to be tamed?
(a) His life is very boring and monotonous. Being tamed will be like the sun shining on his life.
(b) He is trying to trick the little prince. He actually does not want to be tamed.
(c) He likes the little prince and thinks he would be fun to hang out with.
(d) He thinks the little prince will feed him chickens if he is tame, and his life will be much easier.

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

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 desert.
(d) A secret place.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on the lamplighter's planet?

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

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

4. The lamplighter says a day on his planet is how long?

5. How does the fox define the word "tame"?

(see the answer key)

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