phantom tollbooth act ii

Milo meets demons in Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth. What do the demons and Milo's encounter with the most likely represent? Choose TWO options.

• people who are set in their ways cannot change

• people who hate anyone who disagrees with them

• attitudes that waste time and weaken self-confidence

• the struggles of young people to learn and better themselves

• all of the qualities that can be found in a sensible young man

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Milo meets demons in Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth. What do the demons and Milo’s encounter with them most likely represent? Choose two options.

• people who are set in their ways and cannot change

• people who hate anyone who disagrees with them

• attitudes that waste time and weaken self-confidence

• the struggles of young people to learn and better themselves

• all of the qualities that can be found in a sensible young man

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How was Milo changed over the course of the play? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

Which example best demonstrates an independent clause?

• 'We assumed there was no school......'

• 'Because they like the snow......'

• '.....who rarely goes outside.'

• 'If you want a snowball fight.....'

The stage direction [Speaking slowly and deliberately], it tells the character how to?

• speak

• act

• dance

• read

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

According to King Azaz and the Mathemagician, why is Milo able to do the impossible in Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth?

• He has Tock and Humbug to help him.

• He does not know that the task is impossible.

• He has learned a lot about math and numbers.

• He is dreaming, and anything can happen in a dream.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Stage directions are words in the script that who or what doesn't say?

• characters

• the audiance

• Milo

• the reader

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.5

Who is your favorite character so far?

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is one important lesson that Milo learns by the end of the Phantom Tollbooth, Act II?

• the importance of an education

• the worthlessness of time

• the value of persistence

• the effects of pride

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In The Phantom Tollbooth, Act II, why does the Mathemagician call his pencil a “magic staff”?

• It shines like a flashlight.

• It gives him the power to be king.

• It can be used to solve problems.

• It can cause demons to disappear.

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CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4