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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of all the people the little prince meets on the asteroids, he only likes one. Which one does he think he could be friends with?
(a) The king.
(b) The lamplighter.
(c) None of them. He hates them all.
(d) The businessman.

2. What does Antoine de Saint-Exupery call The Land of Tears"?
(a) A waste of time.
(b) A no-man's land.
(c) A secret place.
(d) A desert.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the fox so interested in the little prince's planet?

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

3. On the fifth day that the pilot and the little prince are together, the secret of the little prince's life is revealed. What is that secret?

4. What is on the lamplighter's planet?

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

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