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The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
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1
Why does Milo mistake the Gelatinous Giant for a mountain?
There's a tree growing out of him
Because he's so huge
After running so fast they didn't see him
He blends into his surroundings
2
How is Faintly Macabre (the not-so-wicked Which) related to the King?
She is the King's mother
She is the King's great aunt
She is the King's sister-in-law twice removed
She is the King's sister
3
How did Milo get to the Island of Conclusions?
Tock flew him
Making a decision without sufficient information
Guessing
Humbug led them to avoid the Terrible Trivium
4
Who keeps Dynne in a bottle?
Dr. Dischord
Spelling Bee
RAUW
Short Shrift
5
How is Tock able to fly?
Because 'time' flies
The wind and fog hide him
Because the Princess of Pure Reason transports him
Because the Princess of Sweet Rhyme transports him
6
Where does Milo meet Tock?
Dictionopolis
Expectations
In the doldrums
The Word Market
7
Why does the Soundkeeper lock all the sounds up in her vault?
Because she couldn't bear to share
Because people didn't appreciate them
Because people used them incorrectly
Because people wasted them
8
How many years in prison was Milo sentenced to by Officer Shrift?
Six million
7 billion
Five
30
9
Who does Milo meet first in the Lands Beyond?
Humbug
Tock
Chroma
The Whether Man
10
What is a Dodecahedron?
A mathematical shape with twelve faces
A mathematical shape with nine faces
A mathematical shape with ten faces
A mathematical shape with eleven faces
11
Why does Alec Bings float?
To avoid falling down and scuffing his shoes
He prefers his own point of view
He likes to see the world from a different angle
Because he grows down, starting with an adult perspective
12
What is the setting?
Digitopolis
The Lands Beyond
Dictionopolis
The doldrums
13
How does Milo overcome his fear of the Demon of Insincerity?
He learns not to worry about mistakes
By climbing into the Castle in the Air
He uses his telescope to see the Demon for what he really is
The Wordsnatcher takes his fear
14
Why does the Terrible Trivium give them unimportant tasks?
To save trouble doing the important ones
So they won't worry about the important jobs
To save time
To keep you from what you should be doing
15
How do they escape the Terrible Trivium?
They finish all the tasks
They ran towards the demon of insincerity
Humbug makes an accurate evaluation of the situation
Milo figures out how long the tasks will take
16
Who did Milo, Tock and the Humbug meet on the Island of Conclusions?
Dr. Dischord
Dynne
Canby
The Spelling Bee
17
How does Milo get out of the doldrums?
Milo uses his imagination and thinks
They drive down the road
Tock wishes them out
The Spelling Bee rescues them
18
When does Milo plan to make his second trip to the Lands Beyond?
As soon as Tock wants him back
When he misses Rhyme & Reason
When he's finished appreciating things in the real world
Once he learns to conduct Chroma's orchestra
19
What did Chroma ask Milo to do?
Keep his baton safe for him
watch over the orchestra to ensure no instruments left
Keep the instruments tuning up
watch over the orchestra & wake him at 5:23 am for sunrise
20
Which point of view does the author use?
second person
third person
1st person
omniscient
21
How much time has passed in the real world while Milo is in the Lands Beyond?
An hour
A week
A day
A month
22
What is Milo's surprise gift?
An unassembled turnpike tollbooth
A roadmap to dictionopolis
A magic staff
A magic car
23
Who is telling the story?
Tock
Milo
Anonymous
King Azzaz
24
When Milo attempts to go to Infinity, who does he meet?
.67
.42
.58
2.58
25
What type of genre is The Phantom Tollbooth?
Non-fiction
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Easy Reader
26
How does Milo get a sound out of the soundkeeper's fortress?
He doesn't
By listening carefully
By hiding a word in his pocket
By keeping 'but' on the tip of his tongue
27
What gift does Alec Bings give Milo?
a hat
a magic wand
a telescope
a magic staff
28
Why did King Azaz & the Mathemagician banish Rhyme & Reason?
R & R decided letters & numbers were equally important
The brothers couldn't get along
The old king died
They didn't want to care for the sisters anymore
29
Which three words did Milo want to buy in the Word Market?
speech, impostor, vegetable
good, happy, perhaps
assure, peaceful, misapprehension
quagmire, flabbergast, upholstery
30
What sort of music does Chroma's orchestra play?
Melodious
None
Classical
Chaotic
31
What does the Mathemagician give Milo as a gift?
the collection of words
a small version of his magic staff
his sights
a bag of sounds
32
What gift did the Soundkeeper give to Milo?
A parcel of peaceful sounds
Complete silence
A parcel of beautiful sounds and laughter
Extra sounds for emergency use
33
What is the longest number the Mathemagician has?
eight
six
16
four
34
What did Milo, Tock, and the Humbug eat in Digitopolis?
Precious Stones
Subtraction Stew
Fraction Fries
Broken Numbers
35
How do Milo, Tock and the Humbug get off the Island of Conclusions?
By swimming through the sea of knowledge
They are transported by the power of knowledge
They row across the sea of knowledge
They jump to another conclusion
36
What is the Senses taker unable to take from Milo?
His shoe size
His height
His sense of humour
His sense of smell
37
What is Chroma's orchestra responsible for?
Ending every day
All the sounds in the world
All the colors in the world
Beginning every day
38
Who sent Milo the tollbooth?
His parents
Tock
His Grandparents
Nobody knows
39
What is the largest number the Mathemagician has?
15
five
three
nine
40
What is the name of the main character?
Milo
Humbug
Tock
Dynne
41
What caused Faintly Macabre to end up in prison?
She began to hoard all the words in Dictionopolis
She disallowed the speaking of words
She stopped using words
She stole all the words in Dictionopolis
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What are the doldrums?
A place where numbers rule
A place where everything is the opposite of itself
A place where everyone whispers
A place where nothing ever happens or changes
