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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the little prince reveal that he might be from another planet?
(a) He asks, "What lives beyond the sands?"
(b) He asks, "Why is the sky blue?"
(c) He asks, "May I be taken to the queen?"
(d) He asks the pilot, "Which is your planet?"

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

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

4. In the rose garden, the little prince has to face a difficult fact about himself. What is it?
(a) That he will never be able to love his flower as he wants to.
(b) That the things he thought were so rare and valuable are quite common and small.
(c) That he doesn't care much about his life.
(d) That he made a terrible mistake by leaving his planet.

5. How big is the little prince's planet, as described in Chapter IV?
(a) Very hot from all the lava flowing over it.
(b) Wide and flat, like a giant frisbee.
(c) Newly formed from a black hole.
(d) Scarcely any larger than a house.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the switchman, what are the adults in the trains pursuing?

2. When the little prince watches the trains, he remembers something the fox said. What does he remember?

3. What is the tippler ashamed of?

4. The little prince is proud of his flower. What is the pilot proud of?

5. Why does the little prince become enraged at the pilot in Chapter VII?

(see the answer key)

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