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The Phantom Tollbooth

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ch. 10: Why did the city of Reality disappear?
a)
People stopped paying attention to it.
b)
It never existed.
c)
A fire burned the city down.
d)
It didn't disappear.
2.
Ch. 17: Which Demon did Milo escape using the box of words?
a)
The Demon of Insincerity
b)
The Gelatinous Giant
c)
The Terrible Trivium
d)
The Horrible Hopping Hindsight
3.
Ch. 17: Which Demon did Milo escape using the telescope?
a)
The Demon of Insincerity
b)
The Gelatinous Giant
c)
The Terrible Trivium
d)
The Overbearing Know-it-all
4.
Ch. 18: What is the one sense that could not be taken by the Senses Taker?
a)
Sense of humor
b)
Sense of duty
c)
Sense of proportion
d)
Taste
5.
Ch. 18: Rhyme said that "It's learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things at all that matters." This is a...
a)
Life Lesson
b)
Simile
c)
Idiom
d)
Rising Action
6.
Ch. 19: Azaz & the Mathemagician: "...so many things are possible..."
a)
...just as long as you don't know they're impossible.
b)
...but why bother?
c)
...that it's difficult to count them all.
d)
...wait, what was I saying?
7.
Ch. 20: For how long was Milo gone from his home?
a)
Five days
b)
Five minutes
c)
One hour
d)
One week
8.
Ch. 20: What does Milo plan to do at the end of the story?
a)
Learn to appreciate learning about everything.
b)
Dab all day!
c)
Go back to his old life of being bored.
d)
Get a pet dog to remind him of Tock.
9.

The Princesses of Rhyme and Reason share what main idea when Milo rescues them?

a)

Order and chaos can only be restored when Demons of Ignorance are defeated.

b)

Wasting and killing time is something that should be avoided at all costs.

c)

Never feel badly about making mistakes, as long as you take the trouble to learn from them. You learn more by being wrong for the right reasons than you do by being right for the wrong reasons.

d)

Collaboration with others is key, which is what King Azaz and the Mathemagician represent.

10.

Which of the following is the PRIMARY reason why Milo is able to defeat the Demons of Ignorance? (Select all that apply)

a)

Tock is able to bark and bite the demons until they're defeated.

b)

Milo realizes that he can use both words and numbers together.

c)

Giant monsters are vulnerable to magical pencils from Digitopolis

d)

Milo created a giant number "4" to use as a sling shot.

11.
What are broken numbers used for?
a)
Addition
b)
Subtraction
c)
Fractions
d)
Decimals
12.
After Milo, Tock, and the Humbug swim in the Sea of Knowledge, only the Humbug remains dry. This could symbolize
a)
That Milo has grown more intelligent 
b)
That Tock has learned something important
c)
That the Humbug has gained new knowledge
d)
That the Humbug has failed to learn from his mistakes
13.

How many faces did the Dodecahedron have?

a)

13

b)

11

c)

12

d)

10

14.
“’Seventeen!’ shouted the bug, who always managed to be first with the wrong answer.” The   author implies that the Humbug
a)
Is very quick.
b)
Always tries to be right even when he doesn’t know something .
c)
Likes learning new things but sometimes makes mistakes.
d)
Wants to learn new things as fast as he can.
15.

Who rules the Valley of Sound?

a)

The Noisemaker

b)

The Quiet One

c)

The Soundkeeper

16.

What was the name of Dr. Dischord's assistant?

a)

Dynne

b)

Dina

c)

Deloris

17.

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

a)

Why, numbers are the most beautiful and valuable things in the world.

b)

That may be true, but it's completely accurate, as long as the answer is right, who cares if the question is wrong?

c)

We dig them and polish them right here, and then send them all over the world.

d)

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.

18.

Where are the tallest, the shortest, the biggest, the smallest, and the most and the least of everything kept?

a)

The Lands Beyond

b)

The Land of Infinity

c)

The Castle in the Air

19.

How did Milo get out of the fortress with the sound?

a)

He kept it on the tip of his tongue

b)

He kept it under his hat

c)

He saw it on the tip of his nose

20.
Why did the Dodecahedron say that it would be hopeless if everyone in Digitopolis had names like John or Robert?
a)
A lot of people have different names than John or Robert
b)
It would be mixed up, and everything in Digitopolis is very precise
c)
 It would be precise, and everything in Digitopolis is mixed up
d)
None of the above
21.
What did the Mathemagician consider to be a precious stone?
a)
 Stones that were numbers
b)
Stones such as rubies
c)
Stones such as diamonds
d)
Stones such as sapphires 
22.

What did Kakofonous A. Dischord specialize in and why is his name "punny?"

a)

Silence. Kakofonous is really spelled cacophonous and it means involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

b)

Noise. Kakofonous is really spelled cacophonous and it means involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

c)

Quiet. Kakofonous is really spelled cacophonous and it means involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

23.

In chapter 1, Milo’s mood could best be described as

a)

Bored

b)

Sad

c)

Curious

d)

Confused

24.

Who said "It's more important to know whether there will be weather that what the weather will be."

a)

Tock

b)

The Lethargians

c)

Milo

d)

Whether Man

25.

"It's bad enough wasting time without killing it."

Who said this?

a)

Tock

b)

Milo

c)

Humbug

d)

The Lethargians

26.

What is unusual about the words that the 5 members of the king's cabinet say?

a)

The were all antonyms

b)

They were all homonyms

c)

They were all synomyms

d)

They were all homophones

27.
What did the Spelling Bee do with the words he said?
a)
Ate Them
b)
Spelled Them
c)
Threw Them
d)
Counted Them
28.

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

a)

That Milo is not confident

b)

That Milo is bored with his life

c)

That Milo is curious about life

d)

That Milo is not very smart

29.

What did the package Milo opened say would happen if someone were not completely satisfied?

a)

Your wasted time would not be refunded

b)

Your wasted time would be refunded

c)

Your money would be refunded

d)

Your money would not be refunded

30.
When you "feel down, sad, depressed, lazy" you might say...
a)
You are "in the doldrums."
b)
You "bit off more than you could chew."
c)
You feel "half baked" with your ideas.
d)
You feel you got the "short shrift."
31.
Ch. 2: How do the Lethargarians behave in the Doldrums?
a)
They nap a lot.
b)
They think a lot.
c)
They smile and laugh.
d)
They talk a lot.
32.
Ch. 3: What is the noble calling of all watchdogs?
a)
To make sure that no one wastes time.
b)
To watch other dogs.
c)
To watch for danger.
d)
To record every second of history.
33.
Ch. 3: Who is not a member of the king's cabinet?
a)
The Steward of Studying
b)
The Minister of Meaning
c)
The Earl of Essence
d)
The Undersecretary of Understanding
34.
Ch. 4: Which word does Milo ask about at the market place?
a)
quagmire
b)
multiverse
c)
bruh
d)
mellifluous
35.
Why did Milo refuse to buy "flabbergast", "quagmire", and "a few pounds of happy"?
a)
He only had enough money to get back through the tollbooth.
b)
He thought buying words was ridiculous.
c)
He didn't like those words.
d)
He didn't know what the words meant.
36.
Did all the letters in the Word Market taste the same?
a)
yes
b)
no
37.
What did the Spelling Bee call the Humbug?
a)
grumpy
b)
imposter
c)
mean
d)
ridiculous
38.
Why did Officer Shrift arrest Milo and Tock?
a)
Because of illegal barking
b)
Because of legal barking
c)
Because they forgot his birthday
d)
Because they were in the market
39.
What does Milo need in order to enter Dictionopolis?
a)
A Reason
b)
A Want
c)
A Word
d)
A Dictionary
40.
Milo first arrives in the Land of Expectations. What could this place represent?
a)
A place where people think about something and then do it.
b)
A place where people get stuck thinking about goals but never actually do something to reach their goals
c)
A place people can go for advice on how to reach their goals.
d)
A place of confusion that prevents people from accomplishing their goals. 
41.
What did King Azaz give Milo for protection on his journey?
a)
All the numbers that he knew.
b)
Some of the numbers that he knew.
c)
All of the words that he knew.
d)
Some of the words that he knew.
42.
Why did the city of Reality disappear?
a)
People stopped looking at it.
b)
People started looking at it.
c)
People started listening to it.
d)
People stopped listening to it.
43.
How is the concert different than usual ones?
a)
You listen to it.
b)
You smell it.
c)
You touch it.
d)
You watch it.
44.
Where does the Soundkeeper store the sounds? 
a)
In the radio
b)
In the tower
c)
In the vault 
d)
In the bedroom
45.
What did the Mathemagician say that caused the Humbug to be speechless for the first time in his life?
a)
We eat the numbers for lunch
b)
We value the jewels more than anything
c)
Let's have some lunch
d)
We just keep digging up the jewels and throwing them out
46.
 Where are the tallest, the shortest, the biggest, the smallest, and the most and the least of everything kept?
a)
The Island of Conclusions
b)
The City of Dictionopolis 
c)
The land of Infinity
d)
The City of Digitopolis
47.
What is so special about the Mathemagician’s “magic staff?” 
a)
It’s magic and has the power to solve difficult math problems.
b)
The staff itself isn’t magic, it’s what the staff symbolizes that’s important.
c)
There is no magic within the staff, the magic is metaphorical and comes from a person who     knows how to use the pencil.
d)
The staff/pencil has the power to make things disappear.
48.
Milo meets demons. What do the demons and Milo's encounter with them most likely represent?
a)
people who are set in teir ways and cannot change and people who hate anyone who disagrees with them
b)
attitudes that waste time and weaken self-confidence and the struggles of young epople to learn and better themselves
c)
all the qualities that can be found in a sensible young man
49.
Which statement best summarizes the ending of the story:
a)
Milo rescues Rhyme and Reason and lives happily ever after.
b)
Milo rescues Rhyme and Reason adn becomes king of all Knowledge.
c)
Milo returns home after rescuing the princesses.  His family has moved on since he has been go for so long. 
d)
Milo rescues the princesses. When Milo returns home, finds a note on the tollbooth and realizes he no longer needs the tollboothto have great adventures. 
50.
What do King Azaz and the Mathemagician tell Milo after he returns?
a)
They really got along the whole time
b)
It was impossible to rescue Rhyme and Reason 
c)
They aren't really brothers
d)
Rhyme and Reason weren't really banished away

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