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Phantom Tollbooth Final Test Review

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mysterious gift that Milo receives is a:

a)

Ticking Clock

b)

Tea Pot

c)

Toothbrush

d)

Tollbooth

2.

What are the names of the two lands ruled by King Azaz and the Mathemagician?

a)

Wordworld and Numberland

b)

Letterland and Digitworld

c)

Dictionopolis

and Digitopolis

d)

Dictionary City

and Digit City.

3.

Milo sets out on a journey to find:

a)

Rhyme and Reason

b)

Truth and Honor

c)

Right and Wrong

d)

Sugar and Spice

4.

Who acts as Milo and Tock’s guide on their journey to find the Castle in the Air?

a)

The Spelling Bee

b)

The Humbug

c)

The Mathemagician

d)

King Azaz

5.

What happens when Milo conducts the colorful symphony in Chapter 11?

a)

He turns everything

the wrong color

b)

He speeds up time

c)

He is late in

waking up Chroma

d)

All of the above

6.

When Milo leaves the Soundkeeper’s fortress, he hides a sound in his:

a)

Pocket

b)

Shoe

c)

Mouth

d)

Hand

7.

According to the Dodecahedron, where do numbers come from?

a)

They are made

b)

They fall from the sky

c)

They grow on trees

d)

They are dug up

8.

Which best describes the genre of this book?

a)

Poetry

b)

Fantasy

c)

Adventure

d)

Non-fiction

9.

When Milo returns home after his adventure, he is surprised to discover:

a)

That only one hour has passed

b)

That the tollbooth no longer works

c)

That he has missed three weeks of school

d)

That his mother has been very worried

10.

What is the only sense that the Senses Taker cannot take?

a)

Sense of duty

b)

Sense of purpose

c)

Sense of proportion

d)

Sense of humor

11.

In Chapter 13, how do Milo, Tock, and the Humbug get back to shore after visiting the Island of Conclusions?

a)

They jump

b)

They run

c)

They swim

d)

They fly

12.

Dr. Dischord is a doctor who specializes in:

a)

Words

b)

Numbers

c)

Noise

d)

Poisons

13.

At the royal banquet in Chapter 7, what do the guests eat?

a)

Ice cream sundaes

b)

Hamburgers

c)

Nothing

d)

Their words

14.

In Chapter 2, Milo enters the Doldrums. In the Doldrums, it is against the law to:

a)

Sleep

b)

Think

c)

Drive

d)

Ask questions

15.
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
16.
What does Milo need in order to enter Dictionopolis?
a)
A Reason
b)
A Want
c)
A Word
d)
A Dictionary
17.
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. 
18.
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.
19.
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.
20.
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.
21.
Where does the Soundkeeper store the sounds? 
a)
In the radio
b)
In the tower
c)
In the vault 
d)
In the bedroom
22.
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
23.
 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
24.
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.
25.
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
26.

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 tollbooth to have great adventures.

27.

How could you best summarize the argument between Azaz and the Mathemagician?

a)

Rhyme and Reason say both kingdoms are equally good and the Kings get angry.

b)

The audience votes after the Princesses count the sands and name the stars.

c)

Dictionopolis and Digitopolis are now at war with each other.

d)

The argument happens long before Milo arrives in Dictionopolis.

28.

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

a)

Humbug is going to be very helpful to Milo

b)

Milo will fail to accomplish his goal

c)

The journey will have difficulties

d)

The box of letters will somehow come in handy.

29.

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

a)

Humbug is going to be very helpful to Milo

b)

Milo will fail to accomplish his goal

c)

The journey will have difficulties

d)

The box of letters will somehow come in handy.

30.

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

a)

They are meant to be a snack.

b)

They are meant to defeat the Mathemagician.

c)

They are meant to help Milo read.

d)

They are meant to help Milo during his journey.

31.

Definition of Personification

a)

Animal or object that is given human characteristics

b)

Words or phrases that appeal to the reader’s senses.

c)

Perspective from which the story is told

d)

Writing that attempts to show life as it really is.

32.

Definition of Imagery

a)

Comparing two things using like or as

b)

Comparison of two things directly

c)

An exaggeration

d)

Words or phrases that appeal to the reader’s senses.

33.

Symbolism

a)

represents beyond it's literal sense

b)

description of a character

c)

repetitive ideas

d)

figure of speech

34.

Definition of Alliteration

a)

word pronounced the same but differs in meaning

b)

Opposite Meaning

c)

play on words

d)

Repetitive sounds at the start of words multiple in a row

35.

Choose the best term to represent the quote "savory steam spiraling slowly to the ceiling"

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

idiom

d)

onomatopoeia

36.

Choose the best term to represent the quote "extremely soiled bird who looked more like a dirty floor mop than anything else"

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Imagery

37.

Who do Milo, Tock, and the Humbug meet at Point of View?

a)

Alec Bings

b)

The Spelling Bee

c)

Rhyme and Reason

d)

The Mathemagician

38.

What are TWO unusual things about Alec Bings?

a)

He can calculate any math problem in his head.

b)

He stands in the air instead of on the ground and grows downward.

c)

He sees through things.

d)

He can walk through things.

39.

Who lives in the small house in the forest?

a)

The tallest man

b)

The shortest man

c)

The thinnest man

d)

The fattest man

40.

In which city do the people of the forest live in?

a)

Dicitonopolis

b)

Illusions

c)

Point of View

d)

Reality

41.

What slowly happened to Reality?

a)

People paid less attention to it and it began to disappear.

b)

It became shiny.

c)

It grew bigger and bigger.

d)

It became polluted.

42.

What does the Symphony produce?

a)

All the sound in the world

b)

All the color in the world

c)

All the movement in the world

d)

All the voices in the world

43.

What gift did Alec give Milo before he left?

a)

floating dust

b)

a cape

c)

a horn

d)

a telescope

44.

What is Dr. Dischord's speciality?

a)

Being annoying

b)

Noise

c)

Color

d)

Words

45.

Who is Chroma the Great?

a)

The king of words

b)

The magician of numbers

c)

The conductor of colors

d)

The doctor of noises

46.

What was the Sound Keepers's job?

a)

To keep guide Milo to Rhyme and Reason

b)

The rule the land of Reality

c)

The conduct the sunset

d)

To collect and catalogue all sounds.

47.

The King of the Kingdom of Wisdom had two sons who

a)

built Dictionopolis and Digitopolis

b)

were suspicious and jealous of each other

c)

argued about the importance of words and numbers

d)

became Azaz the Unabridged and the Mathemagician

e)

all the above

48.

What did people bring to the princesses, Rhyme and Reason?

a)

gifts

b)

problems

c)

princes

d)

advice

e)

all of the above

49.

Where are Rhyme and Reason at this point in the story?

a)

the Castle in the Air

b)

the Doldrums

c)

the Kingdom of Wisdom

d)

prison

e)

none of the above

50.

How did Milo and Tock escape the prison?

a)

they were given a spell by the Which

b)

they were rescued by Rhyme and Reason

c)

they pressed a button and the door opened

d)

Officer Shrift let them go

e)

all of the above

51.

At the banquet, everyone had to

a)

sing a song for the King Azaz the Unabridged

b)

eat their own words

c)

spell a word correctly before eating

d)

count to 100

e)

all of the above

52.

According to the Humbug's description, the journey to rescue Thyme and Reason would probably be

a)

dangerous

b)

easy

c)

exciting

d)

unsuccessful

e)

all of the above

53.

What gift did King Azaz give to Milo for his journey?

a)

a light meal and a square meal

b)

a map

c)

a speech

d)

a box of words

e)

all of the above

54.

Who is accompanying Milo and Tock on the journey to rescue Rhyme and Reason?

a)

the Humbug

b)

King Azaz the Unabridged

c)

the Which

d)

no one

e)

non of the above

55.

How could the problems in Illusion and Reality be fixed, according to Alec Bings?

a)

make everyone grow "up" instead of "down"

b)

bring back Rhyme and Reason

c)

ask the Giant in the woods

d)

listen to the orchestra play a concert

e)

all of the above

56.

What happened when the orchestra stopped playing?

a)

it was silent

b)

the conductor went to sleep

c)

all of the color disappeared

d)

everyone could see again

e)

all of the above

57.

What destination is Milo trying to reach first in order to rescue Rhyme and Reason?

a)

the Castle in the Air

b)

Digitopolis

c)

Point of View

d)

Reality

e)

none of the above

58.

Which of the following best describes Milo's problem at the beginning of the story?

a)

He doesn't want to go to school but is forced to do so.

b)

He had so much time and couldn't find anything meaningful to do.

c)

He did not have enough toys to play with.

d)

He had no idea how to celebrate his birthday.

59.

What was the first place Milo visited when he entered the Kingdom of Wisdom? It is described as a place one must always go to before you get to where you're going.

a)

Land of Decisions

b)

Land of Silence

c)

Land of Expectations

d)

Land of Plans

60.

Where does one end up if he does not think or pay attention?

a)

Doldrums where nothing ever happens

b)

Expectations where nothing is real

c)

Dictionopolis where words are sold

d)

Kingdom of Wisdom where people earn wisdom

61.

How did Milo escape the Doldrums?

a)

He started thinking.

b)

He started moving.

c)

He started keeping his promises.

d)

He started reflecting on his actions.

62.

What is Tock the watchdog's job?

a)

He makes sure that people follow schedule.

b)

He makes sure that people do not do two things at a time.

c)

He makes sure that people are never late.

d)

He makes sure that people do not waste time.

63.

Why were the two kings of the kingdom fighting?

a)

They want to be declared more powerful than the other.

b)

They want to be declared more important than the other.

c)

They want to be declared wealthier than the other.

d)

They want to be declared older than the other.

64.

Which of the following best describes the wisdom Alec shares with Milo?

a)

Silence is golden and so people speak less the more they grow old.

b)

The way you understand things depend greatly on where you look at them from.

c)

Rhyme and reason are equally important.

d)

It is wiser to grow up than grow down.

65.

What sound did Milo steal from the Soundkeeper to help save the Valley of Silence?

a)

for

b)

and

c)

nor

d)

but

66.

Milo realizes people waste too much time by not thinking of a good reason before making their minds up about something. How did Milo and company end up if Conclusions?

a)

They jumped.

b)

They drove.

c)

They walked.

d)

They swam.

67.

Who reigns in Digitopolis?

a)

King Azaz

b)

Mathemagician

c)

Terrible Trivium

d)

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68.

How do the travelers escape the Castle in the air and the demons?

a)

They use the wand the Mathemagician gave them.

b)

They used the magic of Rhyme and Reason.

c)

They held on to Tock who discovered that time flies.

d)

They used the box of sounds from the Soundkeeper.

69.

Milo doesn't see the point of

a)

family

b)

school

c)

God

d)

friends

70.

What do the King's advisers love?

a)

synonyms

b)

time

c)

numbers

d)

quiet

71.

What creature scares Milo in the market place?

a)

Faintly Macabre

b)

The Humbug

c)

The Spelling Bee

d)

Canby

72.

What are the names of the two lands ruled by King Azaz and the Mathemagician?

a)

Wordworld and Numberland

b)

Letterland and Digitworld

c)

Dictionopolis

and Digitopolis

d)

Dictionary City

and Digit City.

73.

Milo sets out on a journey to find:

a)

Rhyme and Reason

b)

Truth and Honor

c)

Right and Wrong

d)

Sugar and Spice

74.
The Humbug is a giant....
a)
Mouse
b)
Butterfly
c)
Beetle
d)
Dog
75.
Which character did Milo and Tock meet in the city of Dictionopolis?
a)
Pete and Repeat
b)
the Spelling Bee
c)
the Sand Man
d)
the Rain Man
76.
The policeman's name is Officer Shorty.
a)
True
b)
False
77.
Who did Milo and Tock meet in jail?
a)
the Which
b)
the Witch
c)
the Watch
d)
the Who
78.
Illusions has a beautiful city, and Reality has nothing but people walking around.
a)
True
b)
False
79.

What is the Watchdog's name?

a)

Tick

b)

Tock

c)

Tack

d)

Milo

80.

What is the Watchdog's main job?

a)

To punish the Lethargians.

b)

To make sure no one wastes time.

c)

To help Milo

d)

To fix clocks

81.

Dictionopolis grows ___________ in their orchards

a)

Money

b)

Rhyme and Reason

c)

Apples

d)

Words

82.

Why did the Which get sent to jail?

a)

She stole words from the market

b)

She only used words that people couldn't understand

c)

She became greedy with words and kept them for herself

d)

She gave the words to another country

83.

The Which's name is _____________

a)

Rhyme

b)

Faintly Macabre

c)

The Undersecretary of Understanding

d)

Reason

84.

What happened when Milo let his word go into the cannon?

a)

bubbles came out of his mouth

b)

confetti bursted everywhere

c)

the entire sky flashed with color and the sun set and rose 9 times over again

d)

the cannon blew the fortress apart and all the sounds came out of the vaults

85.

What gift did the Soundkeeper give Milo?

a)

All the sounds that can warm the heart

b)

A dictionary

c)

A record player

d)

The key to the Valley of Sound

86.

What did Milo learn after his short stay at the Island of Conclusions?

a)

He will have a very good reason before he makes up his mind about anything again

b)

He will walk everywhere from now on

c)

He must return home

d)

He needs to make faster decisions to get places on time

87.

How many faces does the Dodecahedron have?

a)

11

b)

10

c)

3

d)

12

88.

What is the main business of Digitopolis?

a)

Solving math problems

b)

Mining for numbers

c)

Growing numbers

d)

Mining for jewels

89.

What do they do with broken pieces of numbers?

a)

Make them into fractions

b)

Throw them away

c)

Melt them together to make whole numbers again

d)

Pound them to dust

90.

What do they do with broken pieces of numbers?

a)

Make them into fractions

b)

Throw them away

c)

Melt them together to make whole numbers again

d)

Pound them to dust

91.

What can you find in the land of Infinity?

a)

The biggest of everyhting

b)

The smallest of everything

c)

The most of everything

d)

The least of everything

92.

Why do you think King Azaz didn't respond to the Mathemagician's friendly letter?

a)

It was written in numbers and King Azaz can only read letters

b)

It was written in Chinese

c)

It was written in letters and King Azaz only reads numbers

d)

The sound keeper took the words away

93.

What does the Mathemagician give Milo before they leave?

a)

A telescope

b)

A magic staff

c)

A box of sounds

d)

A cape

94.

What were the three tasks that the Terrible Trivium asks Milo, Tock, and the Humbug to do?

a)

Move a pile of sand from here to there using only tweezers

b)

Find a needle in a haystack

c)

Empty a well and fill another with only an eye dropper

d)

Dig a hole through a cliff using only a needle

95.

Would you consider the Gelatinous Giant good at being a demon?

a)

No, because he is afraid of everything and everyone

b)

Yes because he's giant

c)

No because he's scary and evil

d)

Yes, because he isn't afraid of anything

96.

What did Milo say to scare off the giant?

a)

That he had a telescope

b)

That he had a whole box of ideas

c)

That he had a magic staff

d)

That he had a box of sounds

97.

How did the Senses Taker distract Milo, Tock, and the Humbug?

a)

By appealing to their senses; Milo saw a circus, Tock smelled all the good smells, and the Humbug heard a crowd cheering his name.

b)

By stealing their senses; Milo couldn't hear, Tock couldn't smell, and the Humbug couldn't see.

c)

By stimulating all of their senses at once with lights, sounds, smells, sensations, and tastes.

98.

When Milo's bag of gifts fell to the ground and the package of _________ broke open, the air was filled with __________. This broke the Senses Taker's spell.

a)

colors, rainbows

b)

words, conversations

c)

sound, laughter

d)

light, laser beams

99.

Just as the demons were about to catch up with Milo and friends they abruptly stopped. What caused this?

a)

The Senses taker cast a spell to freeze them

b)

The armies of Wisdom were waiting at the base of the mountain

c)

Milo was transported back to his room

d)

The demons became hypnotized

100.

In reality, how long is Milo gone from his bedroom?

a)

One hour

b)

6 months

c)

3 weeks

d)

6 hours

101.

What disappointing discovery did Milo make when he returned home from school the next day?

a)

The tollbooth was gone

b)

All of the friends he met had moved in with him

c)

His car was broken

d)

He could no longer remember his journey

102.

How do Milo and his friends escape the Island of Conclusion?

a)

They swim

b)

They fly on Tock's back

c)

They sail on a boat

d)

They think really hard

103.

TRUE or FALSE: The phantom tollbooth will go to other children next

a)

true

b)

false

104.

TRUE or FALSE: Milo's family notices that he is gone and are so worried that they called the cops to help search for him

a)

True

b)

False