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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the little prince laugh at the notion of the airplane falling from the sky?
(a) Because he also fell from the sky. It is a great coincidence.
(b) Because he is thinking of something else.
(c) Because he is a very mean little boy.
(d) He is only laughing because he is very nervous.

2. Why is the flower not afraid of large animals?
(a) She has the power of speech and will talk them out of harming her.
(b) She is overconfident and not very realistic about life.
(c) She believes her claws, her thorns, will protect her.
(d) She doesn't think there are any large animals on the planet.

3. Why is it hard to learn where the little prince came from?
(a) He doesn't know where he is from.
(b) He is a spy.
(c) He speaks only Russian.
(d) He never seems to hear the questions asked of him.

4. When the little prince sees the airplane for the first time what does he say?
(a) He asks for a ride.
(b) He asks if he can fly it.
(c) He asks what that object is.
(d) He asks when happened to the airplane.

5. Why does the geographer refuse to record the little prince's flower?
(a) The geographer doesn't like flowers.
(b) The geographer is allergic to flowers.
(c) The geographer says that a flower is ephemeral.
(d) The geographer doesn't know how to spell flower.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the tippler represent in the story?

2. When he begins having problems with his flower, the prince makes a very big decision. What is it?

3. How many people were on the plane when it crashes?

4. Why does the little prince think he can watch a sunset anytime?

5. What is the tippler doing?

(see the answer key)

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