The Phantom Tollbooth Chapter 12 Quiz

What is strange about the Valley Milo and his friends enter at the beginning of Chapter 12?

• It's completely dark

• Everything is floating

• No one can speak

• There are no roads

Who is the ruler of the Silent Valley?

• King Azaz

• The Soundkeeper

• The Mathemagician

• Officer Shrift

What is the job of the Soundkeeper?

• She protects and stores all sounds

• She keeps the peace in Dictionopolis

• She runs the marketplace of words

• She measures silence

Why did the Soundkeeper lock up all the sounds?

• She thought the townspeople were being too noisy and careless

• The sounds were too dangerous to be left out

• The sounds were stolen by the demons of ignorance

• She lost interest in sounds

Where are all the sounds stored?

• In the vault of the Royal Palace

• Inside the Castle in the Air

• In the fortress of Digitopolis

• In the Fortress of Sound

What does Milo do to help bring back sound to the valley?

• He solves a riddle from the Soundkeeper

• He steals a sound from the vault

• He writes a poem

• He sings a song loudly in the hills

How does Milo "steal" a sound?

• He records it with a special machine

• He captures it in a bottle

• He places it in his pocket

• He hides it under his hat

What sound does Milo choose to steal?

• A bell

• The word “hello”

• A sneeze

• A whisper

What happens when Milo releases the stolen sound?

• It creates a terrible storm

• The Soundkeeper laughs and returns the rest of the sounds

• The vault explodes with released sound

• It proves that sounds still matter and should be shared

What lesson does this chapter teach about sound and silence?

• Silence is always better than noise

• Sound is valuable and should be used with care

• No one listens anyway, so sound is pointless

• Sounds are only for rulers to control

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