Milo, Tock, and the Humbug left Dictionopolis for Digitopolis because they

needed Mathemagician’s permission to bring Rhyme/Reason back

The DYNNE assisted Dr. Dischord by

collecting all the unpleasant noises that were created,

What is the meaning of Point of View?

The different ways people look at things.

The Humbug was sent on the journey to the Castle in the Air as a guide because he

led King Azaz to believe he had special knowledge

Faintly McCabre was in the Dictionopolis dungeon because she,

started keeping words for herself until all talk stopped,

welcomed Milo to Expectations and hurried him along

Why did Princesses Rhyme and Reason get banished?

They agreed that letters and numbers are equally important

In Dictionopolis all the words in the world were (2 possible answers)

grown in orchards., for sale at the word market

Milo found the tollbooth

unassembled in a large box in his room

Because Alec Bings floated three feet in the air and grew toward the ground,

his point of view never changed.

King Azaz and the Mathemagician argued over

whether words or numbers were more important.

What happened to Reality once everyone started rushing with their heads down?

The city started to disappear until it was invisible.

After the fight, Short Shrift arrested Milo, gave him the short sentence “I am.” and

sent him to the dungeon for six million years

The DYNNE is named after ______.

The word din, which means noise.

The cities of Dictionopolis and Digitopolis were built by

the two sons of the King of Wisdom,

In the city of Reality, the people had

stopped seeing all the wonderful things around them.

Alec could see everything except

what was right in front of his nose,

The King's advisors talk in idioms at the banquet. What is an idiom?

Phrases that don't mean exactly what they say.

The idiom used at the banquet was

"don't bite off more than you can chew", "in one ear and out the other", "eat your words", "wait for your just desserts"

The confusion in Dictionopolis occurred when an argument broke out between

the Spelling Bee and the Humbug

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The Phantom Tollbooth Ch 1-12 Review

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A review of chapters 1-12 of The Phantom Tollbooth.

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1
Milo, Tock, and the Humbug left Dictionopolis for Digitopolis because they
only the Mathemagician knew where the Castle in the Air is
needed Mathemagician’s permission to bring Rhyme/Reason back
wanted to learn more about Dictionopolis
couldn’t be formally released from the dungeon
2
The DYNNE assisted Dr. Dischord by
eating all of the loud noises
collecting all the unpleasant noises that were created,
collecting noise orders.
delivering unpleasant noises to large cities,
3
What is the meaning of Point of View?
The view from the window.
A statement that describes how a person feels.
The different ways people look at things.
The message or lesson of a story.
4
How did Milo end up in the Doldrums?
He stopped thinking
Tock told him to go there
He turned that way
5
Who collected all the freed sounds and brought them back to the Soundkeeper?
Humbug, Milo, and Tock.
the Soundkeeper
the DYNNE,
people of the Valley of Sound,
6
The Humbug was sent on the journey to the Castle in the Air as a guide because he
led King Azaz to believe he had special knowledge
volunteered as a way to gain favor with King Azaz.
had been there several times before
really wanted to be with Milo and Tock
7
Faintly McCabre was in the Dictionopolis dungeon because she,
the king learned she was selling words to his brother
kept choosing the wrong words for the people to use,
she talked too much
started keeping words for herself until all talk stopped,
8
What sound/word was Milo able to sneak out of the sound vault?
"But"
"Yes"
A handclap
A drumbeat
9
What are the creatures in the Doldrums?
Sleepers
The lazy ones
Lethargarians
Doldrians
10
The Whether Man
accurately predicted the weather
welcomed Milo to Expectations and hurried him along
said nothing and floated away
warned Milo not to expect things before he got them.
11
Why are people in the Valley of Sound silent?
The Soundkeeper locked the sounds away.
They didn't value sound
All of the responses are true.
Dr. Dischord cured them of sounds.
12
While in the Doldrums, it was illegal for Milo to
sleep
talk
count
think
13
Why did Princesses Rhyme and Reason get banished?
The Which put a spell on them
The got in a fight with the Kings
No one liked them
They agreed that letters and numbers are equally important
14
In Dictionopolis all the words in the world were (2 possible answers)
kept in a special book locked in strong vaults,
magically created
grown in orchards.
for sale at the word market
15
What is Dr. Dischord's specialty?
Making special potions.
Loud, unpleasant sounds
Collecting all the sounds every made.
Beautiful melodies
16
What did Milo TRY to sneak out of the sound vault?
A babies cry.
A drumbeat
The laughter of children.
George Washington's whistled tune from 1777.
17
Milo found the tollbooth
At the front door of his house
unassembled in a large box in his room
in the vacant lot behind his apartment building.
sitting assembled at the bottom of the steps in his apartment
18
Because Alec Bings floated three feet in the air and grew toward the ground,
he was always confused
his point of view never changed.
he was never able to see eye-to-eye with anyone,
he was always able to see farther than anyone else his age,
19
King Azaz and the Mathemagician argued over
whether words or numbers were more important.
who was the rightful heir to the Kingdom of Wisdom
who was the smartest
who owned the Sea of Knowledge,
20
Why is Chroma's orchestra special?
They won the orchestra contest.
They play color.
They can play any song you ask them to.
They are really lazy.
21
What happened to Reality once everyone started rushing with their heads down?
The city started to disappear until it was invisible.
The people started moving to Dictionopolis.
People started bumping into each other and getting hurt.
Everyone started getting lost and ended up in the Doldrums.
22
Who is the main character?
Tock
Lethargarians
Milo
King Azaz
23
Who did Milo meet in Jail?
Macarena
The Witch
Faint Lady
The Which
24
Weather and Whether are ________.
Homographs
Homophones
Idioms
Synonyms
25
After the fight, Short Shrift arrested Milo, gave him the short sentence “I am.” and
sent him to the dungeon for six million years
sent him on his way to the Royal Banquet.
banished him from Dictionopolis for one hundred years,
Invited them to his house
26
The transportation that Milo used to travel through the tollbooth and into strange lands was
a special bicycle that came with the tollbooth.
a small electric car,
a toy truck
a small motorcycle,
27
The DYNNE is named after ______.
The word din, which means noise.
The word din, which means beautiful.
The word din, which means lovely.
The word din, which means lazy.
28
The perfectly ordinary-sized man that Milo met in the forest claimed to be all EXCEPT
a ghost and an illusion,
a giant and a midget,
a mirage and a real boy
a fat man and a thin man.
29
The cities of Dictionopolis and Digitopolis were built by
the Princesses Rhyme and Reason,
two kings from beyond the Sea of Knowledge,
the kings wife
the two sons of the King of Wisdom,
30
In the city of Reality, the people had
lost everything they had
forgotten where they were and what they were doing,
stopped believing in the city of Illusions,
stopped seeing all the wonderful things around them.
31
Alec could see everything except
what was under his feet
what was behind things
what was right in front of his nose,
Milo’s plans for the princesses
32
What was the name of The Which
Mayor McQuitter
Rhyme and Reason
Faintly Macabre
Miss Whose it
33
The King's advisors talk in idioms at the banquet. What is an idiom?
Phrases that don't mean exactly what they say.
Words that mean the same thing but spelled differently.
Jokes or riddles making fun of something.
Phrases that mean exactly what they say.
34
Where does Milo learn words and letters come from?
Dictionopolis
The Sea of Knowledge
The Doldrums
Digitopolis
35
The idiom used at the banquet was
"don't bite off more than you can chew"
"in one ear and out the other"
"eat your words"
"wait for your just desserts"
36
The place on the map where Milo chose to go first was
Abandon
Mathepolis
Expectations
Dictionopolis.
37
In Dictionopolis, Milo found
people shaped like letters
a word market
building shaped like books,
numbers on the road
38
As a watchdog, it was Tock’s job to see that
everyone went to bed on time
everyone was awake during the day
no one wasted time,
everything was done on time
39
When Milo led Chroma’s orchestra without permission, how long did the musicians play?
one month
one week.
seven hours,
three days,
40
Who helped Milo realize the right way to get out of the Doldrums?
Humbug
Alec Bing
Lethargarians
The Watch Dog
41
Who is Chroma?
The King of digitopolis
The director of the orchestra
Humbug's brother
Milo's best friend
42
What is different about Alec?
He grows up to the sky.
He has purple hair.
He grows down to the ground.
He is really tall.
43
What gift did Milo receive from King Azaz?
All the words he knew.
A sandwich
A new car
A stall in the word market
44
The confusion in Dictionopolis occurred when an argument broke out between
the Spelling Bee and the Humbug
the Spelling Bee and Tock
Tock and the Humbug.
Milo and Tock
45
Who said "from an ant's point of view it's a vast ocean, from an elephant's just a cool drink"?
Alec Bings
Chroma the Great
The Giant
Milo

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