The Phantom Tollbooth, Act 1 & 2

Question 1

Why do Azaz and the Mathemagician have strife?

Accepted Answer

One loves letters and words, the other loves numbers.

Question 2

In The Phantom Tollbooth, Act II, glittering numbers are dug up from a mine. What is this meant to show?

Accepted Answer

that numbers are as precious as jewels

Question 3

Which word or words in the following text from The Phantom Tollbooth, Act II, are stage directions?

Accepted Answer

[Two screeches and a bump are heard.]

Question 4

Milo meets demons in Act II. What do the demons and Milo’s encounter with them most likely represent?

Accepted Answer

attitudes that waste time and weaken self-confidence

Question 5

In Act II, why does the Mathmagician call his pencil a "magic staff?"

Accepted Answer

He can use it to solve difficult problems.

Question 6

In The Phantom Tollbooth, Act I, what does this dialogue give you information about?

Accepted Answer

character

Question 7

The Senses Taker cannot take Milo's sense of what?

Accepted Answer

humor

Question 8

What do these lines suggest most clearly about Ryyme and Reason?

Accepted Answer

They are sensible and are able to agree about things.

Question 9

In which excerpt from Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth do the stage directions help the actors know how to speak?

Accepted Answer

Mathemagician [Sadness turns to fury.] And all because of that wretch Azaz!

Question 10

Why does King Azaz give Milo a box of letters of the alphabet?

Accepted Answer

so that Milo can make words to help overcome obstacles

Question 11

At the beginning of The Phantom Tollbooth, Act 1, what does the package that Milo opens contain?

Accepted Answer

a tollbooth

Question 12

How does Tock help get everyone down from the Castle in the Air?

Accepted Answer

He flies them down.

Question 13

According to the King and Mathmagician, why is Milo able to do the impossible?

Accepted Answer

He does not know the task is impossible.

Question 14

At the end of Act I, the travelers hear a loud noise. The Humbug then makes this statement. What does this likely mean?

Accepted Answer

Milo will have more strange adventures.

Question 15

The Terrible Trivium makes the following statement to Milo. What does his speech most clearly suggest about humans?

Accepted Answer

People sometimes avoid difficult tasks by doing easy ones instead.

Question 16

What two things does Milo learn are illegal in the Doldrums?

Accepted Answer

Thinking and Laughing

Question 17

What is Milo doing when he discovers the box in his room?

Accepted Answer

The usual...absolutely nothing.

Question 18

What has happened to Rhyme and Reason?

Accepted Answer

They have been banished to the Castle in the Air.

Question 19

Suppose that you are taking a walk in the woods. Which would most likely be an obstacle to your movement?

Accepted Answer

a boulder across the path

Question 20

Tock is part clock and part...

Accepted Answer

Dog

Question 21

What lesson does Milo learn in the Doldrums during Act I of The Phantom Tollbooth?

Accepted Answer

Failing to think means that you get nowhere.

Question 22

Which sentence best explains how Milo has changed by the end of Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth?

Accepted Answer

He has learned to value time.

Question 23

Most of the characters in Act I, love knowledge and words. Which of the following characters lacks that feeling?

Accepted Answer

Humbug

Question 24

How long was Milo on his trip through the Phantom Tollbooth?

Accepted Answer

One hour

Question 25

If you and a friend make a compromise, what is most likely to happen? Base your answer on the meaning of compromise.

Accepted Answer

You get part of what you want, and he gets part of what he wants.

Question 26

Read this dialogue. About which of the following does the dialogue most clearly provide information?

Accepted Answer

the setting

Question 27

How many faces does the dodecahedron have?

Accepted Answer

12

Question 28

What word best describes Milo at the beginning of the story?

Accepted Answer

Bored

Question 29

In Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth, which item helps Milo rescue the princesses from the Castle-in-the-Air?

Accepted Answer

the package of letters

Question 30

At the end of Act 1, what mission does Azaz give Milo?

Accepted Answer

rescuing the Princesses Rhyme and Reason

Question 31

What is true about both King Azaz and the Mathemagician at the end of The Phantom Tollbooth, Act II?

Accepted Answer

They both want Rhyme and Reason to reign again.

Question 32

What is Tock's job?

Accepted Answer

To make sure that nobody wastes time.

Question 33

What is one important lesson that Milo learns by the end of The Phantom Tollbooth, Act II?

Accepted Answer

the value of persistence

The Phantom Tollbooth, Act 1 & 2

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