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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the tippler represent in the story?
(a) A fun guy who just wants to laugh.
(b) People who like wine.
(c) People who use alcohol or other substances to cover up their problems.
(d) People who collect bottles.

2. How does the geographer define ephemeral?
(a) "Inside eternal beings."
(b) "In the area of fumeral springs."
(c) "In danger of speedy disappearance."
(d) "Hard to quantify."

3. What does the prince's flower have a horror of?
(a) Competition.
(b) Drafts.
(c) Dishonesty.
(d) Growing old.

4. What is the businessman doing when the prince first comes across him?
(a) Reading the newspaper.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Dreaming.
(d) Counting the stars.

5. What is the tippler ashamed of?
(a) Nothing. He is a happy fellow.
(b) Drinking.
(c) His clothing.
(d) The fact that he is bowlegged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the soil of the little prince's planet infested with?

2. When the pilot and the little prince first meet, what time of day is it?

3. How does the little prince feel when he first arrives on the earth?

4. What does the lamplighter love to do most, which he is never able to do?

5. Why does the little prince weed his planet every morning?

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