The Phantom Tollbooth Ch 17-20

Which 3 tasks did the Terrible Triuvium ask Milo, Tock, and Humbug to do?

• Dig a whole in with a needle.

• Sing happy birthday backwards 5 times.

• Empty a well with an eyedropper.

• Copy the dictionary 5 times.

• Move a pile from one place to another with tweezers.

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What did the Demon of Insincerity look like?

• Long nose, green eyes, curly hair, wide mouth, broad shoulders, think neck, round-bodied, bow legged, big foot monster who was really a small creature.

• Big feet, body of chicken, and face of a squirrel.

• Like Milo's father with a hairy face and crooked nose.

• A little round man with hairy arms, small mouth, long neck, and a cat tail.

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How did Milo and his friends escape from the Gelatinous Giant?

• They quickly drove away

• They showed him a box of ideas

• They were rescued by the princesses.

• King Azaz and the Mathmagician saved them.

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Who do they meet at the first spidery spiral stair?

• The Terrible Trivium

• The Demons of Compromise

• The Demon of Gross Exaggeration

• The Senses Taker

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What are 3 questions the Senses Taker asks Milo and his friends?

• Where were you born?

• Why were you born?

• How old are you now?

• How old were you when you were born?

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How did the Senses Taker trick Milo and his friends?

• He gave them the wrong directions to reach the Princesses.

• He showed them his box of ideas.

• He shows them imaginary sights, sounds, and smells.

• He gives them the wrong map back home.

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Who lives in the Castle in the Air?

• The Humbug

• The Demon of Horrible Hopping Hindsight

• The Gorgons of Hate & Malice

• The Princesses Rhyme & Reason

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How long is Milo really gone from his room?

• 1 year

• 1 month

• 1 day

• 1 hour

What is one important thing Milo learned on his quest to reach the Land of Infinity?

• You can only get there by thinking.

• It is impossible to complete the journey.

• Hard work is the best way.

• Listen to your parents about school.

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