WorksheetsThe Phantom Tollbooth, Act II
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins
In the script of a play, stage directions describe how actors are to speak and move. What else do stage directions do?
give the lines of dialogue that the characters say
give instructions about sound, lighting, and scenery
provide a summary of the action in the scene
give the origin of certain words
Read this passage from Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth.
Insincerity. [Stamping his foot.] Well, all right for you! Most people listen to what I say, but if that's the way you feel, then I'll just go home. [Exits in a huff.]
How do the stage directions in this passage most clearly develop Insincerity's character?
They show that Insincerity usually feels hopeful.
They show that Insincerity prefers to be left alone.
They show that Insincerity gets offended and angry easily.
They show that Insincerity is suspicious of other characters.
Which of the following stage directions most clearly shows that a character is feeling discouraged?
[Ryan walks in, head down, eyes to the floor. Mom approaches; Ryan waves her away. With a sigh, he sits at the kitchen table and stares at the wall.]
[That evening. The gym is decorate, and dance music plays. Suddenly, Elise enters and stomps across the stage, with Thomas running behind her.]
[McKayla hugs Jordan. Together, they walk to the front of the stage; the spotlight follows them. They stop, bow, and give each other a high five.]
[Sound of cheering offstage. Three runners jog in and stop, panting for breath. Kim sits on a bench and takes a swig from a water bottle.]
What are puns, and how are they used in The Phantom Tollbooth?
They are unusual expressions that make the play more imaginative.
They are clues about the events in the play and help to hold the reader's attention.
They are details about characters that make the characters seem realistic.
They are plays on words that create a humorous or silly mood within a text.
Read this passage from Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth.
Milo. Well . . . can you show me the biggest number there is?
Mathemagician. Why I'd be delighted. [Opens a closet door.] We keep it right here. It took four miners to dig it out. [He shows them a huge "3" twice as high as the Mathemagician.]
Which of following best explains the pun in this passage?
Here sounds like hear but has a different meaning.
Biggest in biggest number has multiple meanings.
The number is a 3, but four miners were needed to dig it out.
Although 3 is small number, it is much taller than the Mathemagician.
In The Phantom Tollbooth, Act II, why does the Mathemagician call his pencil a "magic staff"?
It shines like a flashlight.
It gives him the power to be king.
It can be used to solve problems.
It can cause demons to disappear.
In Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth, which item helps Milo rescue the princesses from the Castle-in-the-Air?
the car
the tollbooth
the magic pencil
the package of letter
What is true about both King Azaz and the Mathemagician at the end of The Phantom Tollbooth, Act II?
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.
The both want Milo to be punished.
According to King Azaz and the Mathemagician, why is Milo able to do the impossible in Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth?
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 dreaming, and anything can happen in a dream.
Which sentence best explains how Milo has changed by the end of Act II?
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.
In Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth, 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
it takes hard work to find numbers
Which comment by Dodecahedron best illustrates how numbers are viewed in The Land of Digitopolis?
Why, numbers are the most beautiful and valuable things in the world.
That may be true, but it's completely accurate, and 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.
Milo meets demons in Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth. What do the demons and Milo's encounter with the most likely represent? Choose TWO options.
people who are set in their ways cannot change
people who hate anyone who disagrees with them
attitudes that waste time and weaken self-confidence
the struggles of young people to learn and better themselves
all of the qualities that can be found in a sensible young man
In Act II of The Phantom Tollbooth, the Terrible Trivium makes the following statement to Milo.
If you spend all your time doing only the easy and useless jobs, you'll never have time to worry about the important ones which are so difficult.
What does his speech most clearly imply or suggest about human beings?
People sometimes avoid difficult tasks by doing easy ones instead.
People worry too much about the difficult tasks they must do.
People are required to do too many useless and mundane tasks.
People need help figuring out which tasks are most important.
What is one important lesson that Milo learns by the end of The Phantom Tollbooth?
the importance of education
the worthlessness of time
the value of persistence
the effects of pride
Which lines from Act II best supports an important theme from The Phantom Tollbooth?
He could be right. On the other hand, he cold also be wrong. Does it make a difference or not?
Just because you have a choice, it doesn't mean that any of them has to be right.
Everyone is so sensitive about what he knows best.
And as you discovered, many things are possible just as long as you don't know they're impossible.
How much time had actually gone by at the end of the play?
3 days
1 day
10 minutes
60 minutes
How is the Senses Taker evil?
He asks boring questions and overwhelms the senses.
He asks Milo to do things that waste time.
He lies to Milo and his friends about where to go.
He asks exciting questions, but he can be annoying.
How is the Man/the Terrible Trivium evil?
He asks boring questions and overwhelms the senses.
He asks Milo and his friends to do jobs that waste time.
He lies to Milo and his friends.
He asks exciting questions, but he can be annoying.
What is a state of having low energy with drowsiness and lack of interest or feeling?
lethargy
ignorance
trivial
corrupts
What is a synonym of bizarre and weird?
realisitc
surreal
normal
argumentative
What is din?
racket or clamor
act of being phony or fake
to admit that what you've said I wrong
a major change in someone or something
The act of being phony or fake
apathetic
cranky
insincerity
frustrated
What isn't a doldrum?
a boring place
a gloomy place
a state of mind in which nothing happens
clever use of words to create humor
Which word refers to the horrors of death?
disconsolate
gelatinous
humbug
macabre
