Phantom Tollbooth Chapters 14-16

What does the Dodecahedron tell Milo about names in Digitopolis?

• "Everything here is called exactly what it is. The triangles are called triangles, the circles are called circles, and even the same numbers have the same name."

• "My angles are many. My sides are not few. I'm the Dodecahedron. Who are you?"

• "Is everyone with one face called Milo?"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is true about the roads to Digitopolis that Milo and his friends first start trying to choose between?

• They all are the right roads.

• They all are the wrong roads.

• They can take any road and it will take them there.

Where do people in Digitopolis get numbers?

• They make them out of stone.

• They bake them.

• They dig for them.

What do the people of Digitopolis do with the precious stones (diamonds, emeralds, sapphires....) that they find in the number mine?

• Throw them in a big pile.. they are trash.

• Save them to take to the bank.

• Turn them into numbers.

What happens when the group eats the food from the cauldron in the mine?

• They fall asleep.

• They get hungrier and hungrier

• They get very sick.

• They get very smart at math.

Where does Milo want to go by using the staircase?

• The castle

• Infinity

• Home

Who does Milo meet on the stairway?

• The mathematician

• The Humbug

• A boy who is .58

• The number 3

What does the Mathematician give to Milo as he is leaving?

• A math book

• The biggest number he has

• His own magic staff ( a pencil)

What does Milo find frustrating about the Everpresent Wordsnatcher?

• He is really dirty

• He is trying to eat them

• He takes everything the wrong way

What does the elegant man ask of the group?

• To do very time consuming tasks with tools that are not appropriate for the job

• To turn around and go back

• To give him all the gifts they have gathered so far on their journey

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4