The Phantom Tollbooth (Ch. 8)

This Chapter is called "Humbug Volunteers". What did he volunteer to do?

• help Milo rescue the princesses

• to eat all the food

• help Milo eat supper

What does the King give Milo as a gift to take with him on the journey?

• a box with all the words he knows

• a sword

• some food to take on the journey

"The Humbug was so overcome by the flattery that he quite forgot to object again (page 100)." What is a synonym for flattery?

• praise

• evil

• sadness