Phantom Tollbooth Act 2

In Act II, which item helps Milo rescue the princesses from the Castle-in-the-Air?

• the car
• the tollbooth
• the magic pencil
• the package of letters

What is true about both King Azaz and the Mathemagician at the end of the play?

• They both want Rhyme and Reason to reign again.
• They both want numbers to be most important.
• They both want words to be most important.
• They both want Milo punished.

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

• 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 dreamingm and anything can happen in a dream.

Which sentence best explains how Milo has changed by the end of the play?

• He has learned to make friends more easily,
• He has become afraid of making mistakes.
• He has become bored and tired.
• He has learned to value time.

Suppose that you are taking a walk in the woods.  Which of the following would most likely be an obstacle to your movement.  Base your answer on the meaning of obstacle.

• a boulder across the path
• sunlight peeking through trees
• a view of a lake from the hilltop
• a light breeze that rustles the leaves.

In the play, glittering numbers are dug up from a mine.  What is this meant to show?

• that numbers need to be protected from thieves
• that numbers are as precious as jewels
• that numbers are not easy to find
• that numbers come from mines.

Which comment by Dodecahedron best illustrates why numbers are dug from mines.

• Why, numbers are the most beautiful and valuable things in the world.
• That may be true, but it's completely accurate, as long as the answer is right, who cares if the question is wrong?
• We dig them and polish them right here, and then send them all over the world.
• It's completely logical.  The more you want, the less you get, and the less you get, the more you have.  Simple arithmetic, that's all. 

Sound effects are noises that are not made by the characters themselves.  Which excerpt contains a stage direction that gives information about a sound effect?

• Senses Taker...Now, if you'll just tell me:  [handing them a form to fill.  Speaking slowly and deliberately}...
• Senses Taker...A circus of your very own. [CIRCUS MUSIC is heard.  Milo seems to go into a trance]...
• Milo, Tock and Humbug...The Castle -in-th-Air! [They throw down their papers and run past him up the first few stairs.]
• [After a moment, Milo, Tock and Humbug join in laughing and the spells are broken].  Milo...There was no circus. 

Where are the princesses being kept?

• the castle-in-the-air

• the jungle-in-the-book

• the palace-in-the-sky

• the mansion-of-the-heart

In what land is the castle-in-the-air located?

• land of wisdom

• land of ignorance

• Dictionopolis

• Digitopolis