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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the first creature the prince meets on earth say he is more powerful than?
(a) The truth.
(b) The shining sun.
(c) The thundering elephant.
(d) The finger of a king.

2. What do the flowers in the rose garden remind him of?
(a) They remind him of his mother and how much she loved roses.
(b) They remind him that all flowers are silly and to be avoided.
(c) They remind him that he is afraid of thorns.
(d) They all look like his flower.

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) One pill a week.
(c) Take two pills and call the doctor in the morning.
(d) One pill an hour.

4. Where must the snake bite the little prince?
(a) The exact spot where the little prince arrived on the earth.
(b) At the well.
(c) In the new plane.
(d) In the rose garden.

5. Who is dying of thirst in the desert?
(a) The little prince is smaller and more susceptible to dying of thirst.
(b) The pilot is dying of thirst. The little prince is not human and does not need water.
(c) Neither are dying of thirst. They are only panicking. It is not really a problem.
(d) Both the pilot and the little prince. The pilot's thirst is physical ,and the little prince needs spiritual awakening.

6. Where does the little prince find the fox?
(a) In his own imagination.
(b) Eating roses.
(c) Under the apple tree.
(d) Chasing some chickens.

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

8. According to the switchman, what are the adults in the trains pursuing?
(a) Money and fame.
(b) Getting to their destination first.
(c) Each other.
(d) Nothing at all.

9. Which does the narrator say there are more of on earth, geographers or conceited men?
(a) Conceited men.
(b) All geographers are conceited men.
(c) Geographers.
(d) There is an even number of both.

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

11. How many flowers does the little prince meet in the desert?
(a) Only one.
(b) About 15. They are all fighting over water.
(c) On the baobab tree there were three lovely flowers.
(d) Hundreds. A vast garden of roses and lilacs.

12. 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 thinks the little prince will feed him chickens if he is tame, and his life will be much easier.
(c) He is trying to trick the little prince. He actually does not want to be tamed.
(d) His life is very boring and monotonous. Being tamed will be like the sun shining on his life.

13. What does the little prince ask about the poison which the snake has within it?
(a) Is your poison powerful enough to make me fly?
(b) You have good poison? You are sure it will not make me suffer long?
(c) Do you promise not to poison the pilot?
(d) How many times will you have to bite me before your poison works?

14. On the little prince's planet, who would speak first, himself or his flower?
(a) His flower is always the first to speak.
(b) His flower does not speak.
(c) They both talk at once, they are so excited about everything.
(d) He has to start every conversation.

15. Why is the fox so interested in the little prince's planet?
(a) There are no hunters there.
(b) There are no problems there.
(c) Everyone is tame on the little prince's planet.
(d) There is room to roam.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time per week can a person save by taking the thirst quenching pills?

2. What word is used to describe the great pageant of the lamplighters around the world, taking turns to bring light into the darkness?

3. What does the little prince believe that the desert hides?

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

5. At what time of day does the pilot find the well?

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