Phantom Tollbooth Act I Comprehension Questions

What can the reader conclude from Milo's discovery of the package in Act 1?

• Milo will go on an adventure

• Milo will not pay any attention to the package

• Milo will find out who the package is actually for

• Milo will not be interested in what is inside the package

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.

What can the reader infer about Milo's journey after the situation with the noise at the end of Act 1?

• Humbug is going to be very helpful to Milo

• Milo will fail to accomplish his goal

• The journey will have difficulties

• The box of letters will somehow come in handy.

What can the reader conclude about the box of letters that Azaz gave to Milo?

• They are meant to be a snack.

• They are meant to defeat the Mathemagician.

• They are meant to help Milo read.

• They are meant to help Milo during his journey.

Define misapprehension

• making one feel miserable

• causing an argument

• agreement

• misunderstanding

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.

• Milo is a bored boy

• King Azaz is a king

Define misapprehension

• making one feel miserable

• causing an argument

• agreement

• misunderstanding

Which of the following might be contained in stage directions?

• lines spoken by a narrator

• descriptions that tell what the stage looks like

• a speech by the main character

• a summary of the play

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.

Azaz is king of Dictionopolis and the Mathemagician is king of Digitopolis. In Act 1 of "The Phantom Tollbooth," the kings argue about whether words or numbers are more important. The Princesses Rhyme and Reason are asked to decide. Which of these statements best summarizes what happens?

• Rhyme and Reason say words and numbers are equally important. Neither king is happy.

• The two cities go to war with each other. No one is allowed to use words or numbers.

• The audience votes after Rhyme and Reason cannot decide. The result is a tie.

• The argument happens long before Milo arrives in Dictionopolis.