The Phantom Tollbooth Review

Read the sentence from page 9 paragraph 2. "Wherever he was he wished he was somewhere else, and when he got there he wondered why he'd bothered. Nothing really interested him-least of all things that should have." Based on this sentence, what is one conclusion the reader can make about Milo?

• That Milo is not confident

• That Milo is curious about life

• That Milo is bored with his life

• That Milo is not very smart

Who helped Milo get out of the Doldrums?

• The Lethargians

• Tock

• Whether Man

• Humbug

Who said "No one's allowed to think in the Doldrums."

• The Whether Man

• Tock

• The Lethargians

• Milo

Why did Milo refuse to buy "flabbergast", "quagmire", and "a few pounds of happy"?

• He only had enough money to get back through the tollbooth.

• He thought buying words was ridiculous.

• He didn't like those words.

• He didn't know what the words meant.

What caused Milo to get stuck in the Doldrums?  

• He took a wrong turn and got lost.

• He started daydreaming and not thinking about where he was going.

• He decided to visit on the way to Dictionopolis.

• The Lethargians suggested he visit.

What is the best summary for chapter 1?  

• Milo finds a tollbooth in his room and is excited to go on an adventure.

• Milo finds a tollbooth in his room and hopes it’s a fun toy or else he will be bored. 

• Milo is a bored child who wishes he were somewhere else. 

• Milo’s parents need to spend more time with him.

The Doldrums could best symbolize?

• A place where people are industrious and use their time wisely.

• A place where people waste time and fail to improve their lives. 

• A place filled with magic that slowly drains people of all energy. 

• A place sailors get stuck in because winds don’t blow. 

Why did Officer Shrift arrest Milo and Tock?

• Because of illegal barking

• Because they got in a fight in the market place

• Because they forgot his birthday

• all of the above

What is the first place Milo visits?

• Doldrum

• The Land of Expectations

• Dictionopolis

• The Market

What does the audience learn in the first scene of "The Phantom Tollbooth," Act I?

• Milo does not like school.

• Milo watches too much television.

• Milo's family spends little time with him.

• Milo is about to begin an adventure.