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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the little prince feeling much of the time?
(a) The little prince feels nothing. He is numb.
(b) The little prince often feels sad.
(c) The little prince is always happy and cheerful.
(d) The little prince is incapable of feeling, that is the problem.

2. The little prince wants the fox to play with him. What does the fox say?
(a) "I cannot play with you. I am not tamed."
(b) "I have too many serious things to do. I have no time to play."
(c) "I must be on my way. You are distracting me."
(d) "I do not like humans. They are always shooting at me."

3. Describe the flower which the little prince meets in the desert.
(a) It is a flower much like his own beloved flower, full of color and light.
(b) It is a flower with three petals, a flower of no account at all.
(c) It is a flower which had fallen from a nearby by baobab tree, lonely and sad.
(d) It is a flower full of haughty pride and great intellectual understanding.

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

5. The little prince walks through sand, rock, and snow and at last comes to a road. Where does the road lead him?
(a) Back to where he came from.
(b) To a small cafe, where he is able to get sustenance.
(c) The abodes of men.
(d) An airport where he meets the pilot.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far are the pilot and the little prince from civilization in Chapter II?

2. What is the first creature the little prince meets on earth?

3. Who does the allegorical character of the pill merchant represent?

4. After the plane crash, what does the pilot do?

5. What is the tippler ashamed of?

(see the answer key)

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