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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the lamplighter's planet, how many strides does it take to circle the planet?
(a) One long stride and one short stride.
(b) Forty four strides.
(c) None. It is a one-dimensional flat planet.
(d) Three strides.

2. When he emerges from the desert, where does the little prince go?
(a) He opes to find water in the nearest town.
(b) He sits down and has a little rest.
(c) He climbs a high mountain.
(d) He gets a ride in the pilot's airplane.

3. How many thirst-quenching pills would one need in order to feel full of liquid, according to Chapter XXIII?
(a) Take two pills whenever you feel thirsty.
(b) Take two pills and call the doctor in the morning.
(c) One pill a week.
(d) One pill an hour.

4. How much time per week can a person save by taking the thirst quenching pills?
(a) A day and a half each week.
(b) Fifty-three minutes each week.
(c) Five minutes every hour.
(d) One week per month is saved.

5. How many roses are in the garden that the little prince discovers?
(a) More than ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Five thousand.
(d) Five hundred.

6. 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 blind.
(c) That he is so wise and forgiving.
(d) That he eats only paper.

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

8. Why does the fox want to be tamed?
(a) He likes the little prince and thinks he would be fun to hang out with.
(b) He is trying to trick the little prince. He actually does not want to be tamed.
(c) He thinks the little prince will feed him chickens if he is tame, and his life will be much easier.
(d) His life is very boring and monotonous. Being tamed will be like the sun shining on his life.

9. What does the little prince decide that they should look for to quench their thirst in Chapter XXIV?
(a) Death.
(b) A well.
(c) A bottle of thirst quenching pills.
(d) Baobab trees.

10. What does the little prince hope to see from the high peak in Chapter XIX?
(a) "The wide range of the galaxy and its inhabitants..."
(b) "The way to go home..."
(c) "The range of choices available to me..."
(d) "The whole planet at one glance and all the people..."

11. Night falls and the pilot and little prince are walking in the dark. What do they think of the desert in the moonlight?
(a) There is no hope in the desert, all is lost.
(b) The desert is like the stars, full of pieces that cannot be understood.
(c) The desert is beautiful.
(d) The desert is a good place to die.

12. What do the children on the trains waste their time over?
(a) A rag doll.
(b) Nothing. They are all quite efficient.
(c) Spilled milk.
(d) Wanting to get their parent's attention.

13. What is the first creature the little prince meets on earth?
(a) The golden snake.
(b) The businessman.
(c) His own shadow self.
(d) The pilot.

14. Why does the pilot think he is dreaming when he finds the well?
(a) It does not look like other wells of the Sahara. It is like the well in a village.
(b) It is in a place where no water should be.
(c) It is made of silver and gold.
(d) Because he cannot touch it.

15. What is on the lamplighter's planet?
(a) A businessman and his dog who lights lamps.
(b) A street lamp and a lamp lighter.
(c) A lion and his pride and a lamplighter.
(d) A snake who provides light.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the little prince's planet, who would speak first, himself or his flower?

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

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

4. The imagery of water is used in "The Little Prince" to represent the life-giving force, whether it is physical or spiritual. What then does this thirst-quenching pill represent?

5. What sound does the well in the desert make?

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