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Milo was traveling to the....
Milo and Tock did what at the market?
Phantom Tollbooth Chapters 1-4
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Milo and Tock did what at the market?
All of the above
Learned new words
Tasted letters
Met Spelling Bee and Humbug
2
Milo was traveling to the....
Land's End
Land Down Under
Lands Beyond
Land Before Time
3
The definition of a humbug is...
a person who plays piano
a dishonest or insincere person; nonsense
A happy, go-lucky person who sings all the time
a person who is kind to everyone they meet
4
Milo encounters Tock, who comes with him on the adventure. How did Tock get his name?
Milo named him
from his parents
from Whether Man
he makes a tock sound
5
Wordplay could be...
All of the above
a pun
a homograph
a riddle
6
To leave something or someone abruptly with no intention of returning is...
Abandon
Wordplay
Surreal
Juxtapostion
7
A "snapshot" in writing is...
words that help you write longer essays
using a camera to take pictures
working with art and writing
helps readers visualize characters and settings
8
Where is the first place Milo visits after going through the tollbooth?
Market Place
Doldrums
Dictionapolis
Expectations
9
The act of placing things close together or side by side in a work of art is...
Juxtapostition
Abandon
Surrealism
None of the above
10
playful or clever use of words to create humor is...
idiom
homophone
riddle
wordplay
11
Milo and Tock meet who first when they get to Dictionopolis?
Humbug
The Spelling Bee
The Gateman
The King's Advisors
12
A play on words based on two words or phrases that are close in sound but different meaning is
homograph
idiom
pun
riddle
13
What is the definition of surreal?
The act of placing things close together
A boring, gloomy place in which nothing happens
Bizarre, weird, or eerie; having a dream-like quality
A work of art
14
What is the definition of lethargy?
having very low energy with drowsiness and lack of interest
gloomy place, or state of mind in which nothing happens
A place in which goods are bought and sold
Bizarre, weird, or eerie; having a dream-like quality
15
This artist was part of a group of artists called Surrealism
Dali
Monet
Botechelli
Milo
16
The doldrums is described as...
a place where you can buy and sell words
a dark, gloomy place where it is against the law to think
a bright and cheerful place
a town where the Whether Man helps you
17
Sensory Language is...
words an author uses to create a sad feeling
language an author uses to make his writing longer
when a painter paints a surreal picture
words that help you see, hear, smell, taste or touch/feel
18
Who lives in the doldrums?
Tick the dog
The Whether Man
The Lethargians
The King's Advisors
19
Which character speaks in a repetitive and circular way?
Spelling Bee
Tock
Whether Man
Humbug
20
How was the Spelling Bee an example of word play?
He would draw pictures to go with his words
He would spell almost any word given to him
He gave word definitions
He would sell you words
21
The author, Jester, took common words and did what with them?
made them proper nouns and names of characters-used wordplay
kept them common
made up new words
changed how we spell them
22
Who is the main character of the novel?
The Phantom
Jester
Milo
Tock
23
Milo gets what delivered to his house?
Tock
A tollbooth
A car
A bicycle
24
How many advisers did the King have?
3
5
2
4
25
The definition of visualize is...
To see something in your head while you think about it
a snapshot
a dream-like state
placing two things close together
26
The definition of wisdom is...
Accumulated knowledge or learning
To see something in your head while you think about it
Seemingly real but actually not real
spelling words
27
What is the definition of surreal?
A work of art
The act of placing things close together
Bizarre, weird, or eerie; having a dream-like quality
A boring, gloomy place in which nothing happens
28
Who did Spelling Bee not get along with?
Humbug
King's Advisers
Milo
Tock
29
Two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings is...
homophones
homographs
idioms
puns
30
The definition of phantom is...
scary words
Accumulated knowledge or learning
A small building in which payments are collected
Seemingly real but actually not real
31
Which answer is an example of sensory language?
all of the above
crunchy letter A
dark cool cave
high sailing ball
32
Milo would be described as...
a boy who was excited to go on a journey
a boy who hates cake
a boy who loves words
a boy who has a hard time with words and thinking
33
Milo really liked being in....
School
Expectations
Home
Doldrums
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How is dictionopolis wordplay?
it is a gated city
it is not a play on words
it is where you can buy and sell words
Milo goes there to see the market
