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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the fox so interested in the little prince's planet?
(a) There are no hunters there.
(b) There is room to roam.
(c) Everyone is tame on the little prince's planet.
(d) There are no problems there.

2. What is on the lamplighter's planet?
(a) A street lamp and a lamp lighter.
(b) A businessman and his dog who lights lamps.
(c) A snake who provides light.
(d) A lion and his pride and a lamplighter.

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

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

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. What is the pilot working on that he thinks will help him get out of the desert?

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

(see the answer key)

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