Phantom Tollbooth Comprehension Check

The mysterious gift that Milo receives is a:

• Ticking Clock

• Tea Pot

• Toothbrush

• Tollbooth

What are the names of the two lands ruled by King Azaz and the Mathemagician?

• Wordworld and Numberland

• Letterland and Digitworld

• Dictionopolis

  and Digitopolis

• Dictionary City

  and Digit City.

Milo sets out on a journey to find:

• Rhyme and Reason

• Truth and Honor

• Right and Wrong

• Sugar and Spice

Who acts as Milo and Tock’s guide on their journey to find the Castle in the Air?

• The Spelling Bee

• The Humbug

• The Mathemagician

• King Azaz

What happens when Milo conducts the colorful symphony in Chapter 11?

• He turns everything

  the wrong color

• He speeds up time

• He is late in

  waking up Chroma

• All of the above

When Milo returns home after his adventure, he is surprised to discover:

• That only one hour has passed

• That the tollbooth no longer works

• That he has missed three weeks of school

• That his mother has been very worried

What is the only sense that the Senses Taker cannot take?

• Sense of duty

• Sense of purpose

• Sense of proportion

• Sense of humor

At the royal banquet in Chapter 7, what do the guests eat?

• Ice cream sundaes

• Hamburgers

• Nothing

• Their words

In Chapter 2, Milo enters the Doldrums. In the Doldrums, it is against the law to:

• Sleep

• Think

• Drive

• Ask questions

What is the correct definition of ignorance?

• state of lacking knowledge, learning, or information

• state of being knowledgeable and being well read

• understanding how to ignore

• understanding that knowledge is essential to learning