The Phantom Tollbooth Act II Review

Multiple Choice

In the play, why does the Mathemagician call his pencil a "magic staff"?

• It shines like a flashlight.
• It gives him the power to be king.
• It can be used to solve problems.
• It can make demons disappear.

Multiple Choice

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

• the car
• the tollbooth
• the magic pencil
• the package of letters

Multiple Choice

What is true about both King Azaz and the Mathemagician at the end of the play?

• They both want Rhyme and Reason to reign again.
• They both want numbers to be most important.
• They both want words to be most important.
• They both want Milo punished.

Multiple Choice

According to King Azaz and the Mathemagician, why is Milo able to do the impossible in Act II of the play?

• He has Tock and Humbug to help him.
• He does not know that the task is impossible.
• He has learned a lot about math and numbers.
• He is dreaming and anything can happen in a dream.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best explains how Milo has changed by the end of the play?

• He has learned to make friends more easily.

• He has become afraid of making mistakes.
• He has become bored and tired.
• He has learned to value time.

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are taking a walk in the woods.  Which of the following would most likely be an obstacle to your movement.  Base your answer on the meaning of obstacle.

• a boulder across the path
• sunlight peeking through trees
• a view of a lake from the hilltop
• a light breeze that rustles the leaves.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best shows the meaning of the word malicious?

• Jaime texted his sister, asking her to lend him money.
• Callie told a lie about the new boy to make him look foolish.
• Dante pleaded with the coach to let him play in Saturday's game.
• Elsa stirred and tasted the batter before adding more chocolate chips.

Multiple Choice

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

• You both get everything you want.
• Neither of you gets anything you expected.
• You get part of what you want, and he or she gets part of what they want.

• Your friend gets all of what he or she wants, and you give up what you want. 

Multiple Choice

Milo meets demons in Act II, what do the demons and Milo's encounter with them most likely represent?

• people who are set in their ways and cannot change and people who hate anyone who disagrees with them

• attitudes that waste time and weaken self-confidence and the struggles of young epople to learn and better themselves
• all the qualities that can be found in a sensible young man

Multiple Choice

In the play, the Terrible Trivium makes the following statement to Milo:

If you spend all your time doing only the easy and useless jobs, you'll never have time to worry about the important ones which are so difficult.

What does his speech most clearly imply or suggest about human beings?

• People sometimes avoid difficult tasks by doing easy ones instead.

• People worry too much about the difficult tasks they must do.

• People have too many easy and useless jobs they must do.

• People need help figuring out which tasks are important.

Multiple Choice

How did Milo impact the argument between Azaz and Mathmagician?

• He tricks them by giving them math problems to complete.
• He tricks them be confusing them with words.
• He tricks them by showing them another route to take.
• He tricks them by saying that if they agree to disagree that they are really agreeing.

Multiple Choice

What is one important lesson that Milo learns by the end of the play?

• the importance of an education
• the worthlessness of time
• the value of persistence.
• the effects of pride.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best supports the important lesson Milo learns by the end of the play?

• He could be right.  On the other hand, he could also be wrong.  Does it make a difference or not?
• Just because you have a choice, it doesn't mean that any of them has to be right.
• Everyone is so sensitive about what he knows best.
• And, as you discovered, many things are possible just as long as you don't know they're impossible.

Multiple Choice

In The Phantom Tollbooth, Act II, glittering numbers are dug up from a mine. Read the comment by Dodecahedron. "Why, numbers are the most beautiful and valuable things in the world." What is this meant to show?

• that numbers need to be protected from thieves

• that numbers are as precious as jewels

• that numbers are not easy to find

• that numbers come from mines

Multiple Choice

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

Dischord. AS LOUD AS POSSIBLE! [Two screeches and a bump are heard.] Now, step a little closer and stick out your tongues.

• Dischord.

• AS LOUD AS POSSIBLE!

• [Two screeches and a bump are heard.]

• Now, step a little closer and stick out your tongues.

Multiple Choice

What does the Dodecahedron have 12 of?

• Hands

• Faces

• Legs

• Toes

Multiple Choice

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

• He carries them as they fly down

• He shoves them out a window

• They climb down using Reason's hair

• They climb using a rope

Four Types of Sentences

1. Simple Sentences

2. Compound Sentences

3. Complex Sentences

4. Compound - Complex Sentences

Simple Sentence

• One independent clause

• This sentence is not always short

• Example: Nick and Tiarra play football every afternoon on the weekends.

Compound Sentence

• 2 independent clauses joined by a comma & coordinating conjunction

• Coordinating Conjunctions: FOR. AND. NOR. BUT. OR. YET. SO

• Can also be joined by semicolon

• Example: Ashley enjoyed rap music ; she really likes the City Girls.

Complex Sentence

• 1 independent clause & 1 dependent clause (starts with subordinating conjunction)

• Examples: Unless you complete the work, you will not pass the class.

• She did not go to the movies even though she had a ticket.

Multiple Choice

The trendy fashion designer released her new line on Wednesday.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

The Office is my favorite show, but I also love Atypical.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

Trina and Michael went to the movies to celebrate their anniversary.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

While waiting for the food to finish, Angie washed the dishes.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Multiple Choice

She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged.

• simple

• compound

• complex