Phanton Tollbooth Act 1 + Act 2

Which word best describes Milo at the beginning of Act 1?

• Tired

• Bored

• Angry

• Curious

At the beginning of Act 1, what does the package that Milo opens contain?

• a phantom

• a tollbooth

• a clock

• a car

What is it illegal to do in the Doldrums?

• to sing

• to dance

• to walk

• to laugh

At the end of Act 1, what mission does King Azaz give Milo

• helping Humbug and Tock get along better

• settling the argument between Azaz and Mathemagician

• rescuing princesses Rhyme and Reason

• helping the Humbug find his true home

When Milo is the Word Market, a merchant says "A is one of our best sellers, but the X tastes like a bag of stale air."

What is the MOST LIKELY reason that A sells better than X?

• The letter A appears at the beginning of the alphabet

• Vowels are always used more than consonants

• A's are used in more words than X's

• The letter A has a crisp and specific sound

What lesson does Milo learn from the Doldrums in Act 1?

• Rules are meant to be broken

• Laughter is not a useful human behavior

• Failing to think gets you nowhere

• If you lose your way, try to find someone else's

Most of the characters in Act 1 love knowledge and words, but one character lacks that feeling. Which character is it?

• Tock

• Azaz

• Humbug

• Spelling Bee

Listen to this dialogue from Act 1

"Milo: What kind of place is Dictionopolis anyway?"

"Tock: It's where all the words in the word come from. It used to be a marvelous place, but ever since Rhyme and Reason left, it hasn't been the same."

After listening, what does the dialogue MOST CLEARLY provide information on

• Tock's character

• Milo's character

• the auidence

• the setting

Which of these words have the same denotation (meaning), but have different nuances (uses)

• smart and funny

• lovely and charming

• synonym and antonym

• somersault and cartwheel

In the following sentence, what is the subject?

The actors rehearsed for three weeks

• The actors

• actors

• rehearsed

• rehearsed for three weeks