Phantom Tollbooth

Which word best describes Milo at the beginning of The Phantom Tollbooth, Act 1

• tired
• bored
• angry
• curious

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• a phantom
• a clock
• a tollbooth
• a car

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is it illegal to do in the Doldrums, according to Act 1?

• think or write
• sing or laugh
• write or sing
• think or laugh

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

• helping the Humbug and Spelling Bee get along better
• settling the quarrel between Azaz and the Mathemagician
• Rescuing the Princesses Rhyme and Reason
• Helping the Humbug find his true home.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

In Act 1 of the play, why does Azaz give Milo a box of letters of the alphabet?

• so that Milo will win when he argues with the Mathemagician
• So that Milo can eat the letters when he is hungry
• So that Milo can make words to overcome obstacles
• so that Milo will learn to be a better reader

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

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In the Word Market, during Act 1, Merchant 4 declares that "A" is one of our bestsellers but that the "x" tastes like a trunkful of stale air.
What is the most likely reason the "A" sells better than the "X".

• The letter A appears at the beginning of the alphabet.
• Vowels are always more useful than consonants.
• A's are used in many more words than X's are.
• The letter A has a crisp and specific sound.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

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

• Rules are meant to be broken.
• Laughter is not a useful human behavior.
• Failing to think means that you get nowhere.
• If you lose your way, try to find someone else's.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is a good summary of Act 1?

• Milo finds a package from a strange person. He opens the package and begins going through what is inside.

• Milo finds a strange package in his bedroom. He uses what he finds inside to travel to a weird land. Once there, he meets interesting people including a king who asks him to save two princesses.

• Milo finds a strange package in his bedroom. He goes to a strange land and attends a feast. The King of this land allows Milo to choose what everyone will eat and after they are done he leaves the kingdom.

• Milo attends a feast in a strange land. He chooses what will be eaten and nobody likes it. He is then asked to save Princesses Rhyme and Reason.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In "The Phantom Tollbooth," Act I, why do people buy bags of words at the Word Market?

• They are saving money by buying many words at once.
• They are all writing dictionaries.
• They are too lazy to think of their own words.
• They are talented poets and story writers.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

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CCSS.RL.8.3

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Reason: "Words and numbers are of equal value, for in the cloak of knowledge, one is the warp and the other is the woof."

Rhyme: "It is no more important to count the sands than it is to name the stars."

What do these lines show about the princesses?

• They are nervous about sharing their opinions.

• They do not like words or numbers very much.

• They are sensible and are able to agree about things.

• They think that stars are better than words or numbers.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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