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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the pilot working on that he thinks will help him get out of the desert?
(a) The engine of his plane.
(b) A book about geography.
(c) A map showing the way out of the desert.
(d) Making paper airplanes.

2. What does the little prince call the red-faced gentleman who is the businessman?
(a) "He is a terrible excuse for a human being!"
(b) "He clearly has high blood pressure and should soon explode!"
(c) "He is not a man--he is a mushroom!"
(d) "He should be ashamed of himself!"

3. What does the lamplighter love to do most, which he is never able to do?
(a) Have a big party for all the people on his planet.
(b) Rest.
(c) Travel to far away places.
(d) Invent electricity.

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

5. What does the little prince tell the fox he is looking for?
(a) A way to go back home.
(b) Friends.
(c) A way to escape his responsibilities.
(d) Answers to life's questions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Antoine de Saint-Exupery call The Land of Tears"?

2. On the lamplighter's planet, how many strides does it take to circle the planet?

3. How does the fox define the word "tame"?

4. What is unique about the fifth planet, the lamplighter's planet?

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

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