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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the little prince weed his planet every morning?
(a) He likes playing in the dirt.
(b) He is a workaholic.
(c) To keep the dangerous plants from taking root.
(d) It is the law on his world that everyone weed each morning.

2. Why does the pilot get so cross with the little prince in Chapter II?
(a) The little prince keeps running off.
(b) The pilot is trying to fix his engine and the little prince keeps asking him about inconsequential things.
(c) The little prince won't get the pilot a glass of water.
(d) The little prince is very lazy and sleeps all day.

3. How far are the pilot and the little prince from civilization in Chapter II?
(a) A leap and a hop.
(b) A thousand miles.
(c) A hundred light years.
(d) Just around the corner.

4. There would be two lamplighters who would be able to rest for most of the year. Where do they live?
(a) In Washington, D.C.
(b) At the North and South pole.
(c) Underground.
(d) On a small island out in the Pacific Ocean.

5. What does the discoverer of the little prince's planet do in order to be taken seriously?
(a) He speaks slowly and clearly.
(b) He wears European clothing.
(c) He demands that he be heard.
(d) He writes a scientifice treatise and gets it published.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the scholar that discovers the little prince's planet?

2. The little prince is not impressed with what the businessman owns. What reason does he give for his disdain?

3. How many men does the flower think there are on earth?

4. Why does the geographer think someone who drinks too much is not a reliable source?

5. What does the flower in the desert know of men?

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