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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another word that the translator might have used instead of tippler?
(a) Jolly Fellow.
(b) Antique collector.
(c) Boozer or lush.
(d) Big Tipper.

2. How small is the planet where the prince comes from, as described in Chapter III?
(a) Microscopic in size.
(b) So small a sheep doesn't need to be tied up.
(c) About the size of Venus.
(d) Bigger than the moon, but smaller than the sun.

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

4. What does the little prince do so that he can see the maximum number of sunsets on his planet?
(a) He moves his chair a few steps.
(b) He stands on his head and then sits down again.
(c) He closes his eyes for ten seconds.
(d) He runs around the planet very fast before the sun sets again.

5. What does the little prince think is so odd about the geographer?
(a) That he knows nothing of his own planet.
(b) That he is so wise and forgiving.
(c) That he is blind.
(d) That he eats only paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the geographer refuse to record the little prince's flower?

2. The pilot gives the little prince something that the little prince greatly treasures and which he keeps it in his pocket. What is it?

3. How does the little prince reveal that he might be from another planet?

4. What does the tippler represent in the story?

5. What is the setting in which the pilot and little prince meet?

(see the answer key)

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