Act I Phantom Tollbooth comprehension

Who is the main character of the play?

• Tock

• Milo

• Humbug

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.10

The Lethargarians live where?

• Dictionopolis

• Digitopolis

• The Doldrums

Some of the characters' names are examples of wordplay. Find the example of wordplay below:

• The Spelling Bee is a giant Bee that spells everything.

• King Azaz is a king

• Milo is a bored boy

The Mathemagician the king of which city?

• The Doldrums

• Digitopolis

• Dictionopolis

Where were the princesses Rhyme and Reason banished to?

• The Word Marketplace

• Digitopolis

• Castle-in-the-Air

Humbug is a character who is supposedly what?

• Honorable

• Untrustworthy

• Confused

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the idiom mean to "eat your words"?

• Admit you were wrong

• That you are super jolly

• To be confused

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CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

Check off some of the examples of food puns used when they meet King Azaz:

• Rigamarole: bread basket

• Synonym bun

• Somersalt: improves flavor

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is in the box that king Azaz gives Milo for his journey?

• A serious problem

• The letters of the Alphabet

• Numbers

Act I of the Phantom Tollbooth ends on a cliffhanger. What happens?

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9