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Duplicate of Phantom Tollbooth Quiz; Chapters 1 -5
Duplicate of Phantom Tollbooth Quiz; Chapters 1 -5
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1
What caused the mess at the Word Market?
Milo kept eating all the letters.
Tock bit a man.
The King's Five Advisors knocked over the stalls.
The Spelling Bee and Humbug fought
2
What were the King's advisors leaving to do?
to go see their cousin the Whether Man
make preparations for the Royal Banquet
to visit Aunt Faintly
to go pick letters in the orchard
3
How did Milo arrive in the Doldrums?
He wanted to see the Doldrums.
He let his mind wander.
His map was incorrect.
4
Inside the package that Milo received was an easily assembled
train set.
turnpike tollbooth.
phone booth.
magic electric car.
5
What is Tock's job?
To make sure no one wastes time.
To keep time
To protect Milo
Scratch and Sniff
6
According to the Humbug, "History is full of Humbugs".
True
False
7
What is not outlawed in the Doldrums?
reading
thinking
sleeping
laughing
8
The object in the package was to be used by those who
believed in other lands.
wanted to go see their friend who moved to China.
had never traveled in the Lands Beyond.
were bored with their lives.
9
How does Milo get out of the Doldrums?
He thinks.
He runs really fast.
He fixes his flat tire.
He tricks the Lethargarians.
10
The judge at Milo's sentencing was Officier Shift's brother, and the jailer was his son.
True
False
11
The Whether Man loves to
predict the weather.
repeat himself.
argue with the visitors.
use synonyms.
12
Who is the "very disagreeable fellow"?
Tock
Milo
The Spelling Bee
The Humbug
13
Who did Milo and Tock find in the dungeon?
The Spelling Bee
The Humbug
The Whether Man
Faintly Macabre
14
Who is the first person Milo meets in the "Lands Beyond"?
The Whether Man
Lethigarians
Tock
The Cabinet
15
What is unusual about the words that the 5 members of the king's cabinet say?
They are all synonyms
They are all homonyms
They are all homophones
They are all antonyms
16
How did the letter A taste?
Salty
Bitter
Boring
Sweet
17
What was the job of the Official Which?
Choosing which numbers not to be used
Choosing which words not to be used
Choosing which words to be used
Choosing which numbers to be used
18
What does "effusive" mean?
enthusiastic
boring
unhappy
overwhelmed
19
What was in the "Do It Yourself" wagon?
simple words like "good" and "happy"
the letters of the alphabet
seeds to plant letter trees
20
Why did Officer Shrift arrest Milo and Tock?
Because of illegal parking
Because of remembering his birthday
Because of legal barking
Because they were in the market and he blamed them for what happened
21
What is the first word the Spelling Bee spelled?
agreeable
alarmed
Dictionapolis
humbug
22
Where did Milo and Tock go in Chapter 4?
The Word Market
The Forest of Sight
The Castle
The Jail
23
Milo was in the Doldrums because the road from Expectations had led him there.
False
True
24
As they talked to Milo, the Lethargarians kept falling off to sleep.
True
False
25
What is the place where nothing ever happens?
Dictionopolis
Boredomland
Doldrums
Drearydums
26
When Milo got the tollbooth, where did he decide to go first?
The Doldrums
Expectations
Dictionapolis
Lands Beyond
27
What does "tumult" mean?
gloomy
commotion
trickery
skilled
28
The Spelling Bee spelled all of his words correctly.
False
True
29
Tock was as excited as Milo about all the words in the market.
False
True
30
"Keep your chin up" is what figure of speech?
alliteration
idiom
simile
hyperbole
31
Milo received a short sentence, "I am", and 10 million years in prison.
True
False
32
What is Milo's problem?
He doesn't care about anything.
He wants to find love.
He is failing school.
He thinks too much.
33
Who caused the confusion in the Word Market?
Tock
Milo
Spelling Bee
Humbug
34
What was the first place Milo arrived in?
Digitopolis
The Land of Expectations
Dictionapolis
Doldrums
35
What was the reason given to Milo by the Gateman to get him into Dictionopolis?
Because I said so.
I don't have time.
Nevermind.
Why not?
36
Why is the return of Rhyme and Reason important to Faintly Macabre?
Because they teach Kind Azaz a lesson
Because they are the only thing that can't help her
Because they will keep her in the dungeon
Because they are the only thing that can help her
37
What does the word "disconsolate" mean?
agitated
ecstatic
gloomy
lethargic
38
According to Tock, _____________ is our most valuable possession.
time
knowledge
words
money
39
Milo lived in ___________________________.
a cottage by the sea
an eighth-floor apratment
a farmhouse in the country
a small home on the edge of town
40
The King of Dictionopolis was called ___________________.
Azaz the Unabridged
the Master of Meaning
King Dictionary
the Word Whisperer
