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The Phantom Tollbooth Ch. 1-8

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the main character in The Phantom Tollbooth ?

a)

Humbug

b)

King Azaz

c)

Milo

d)

Tock

2.

Which was the first place Milo reached after passing through the Tollbooth ?

a)

The Word Market

b)

The Royal Banquet

c)

Dictionopolis

d)

The Land of Expectations

3.

How did Milo come out of Doldrums ?

a)

By thinking

b)

By singing

c)

By staying quiet

d)

By accelerating the car

4.

What is the real name of "The Which" ?

a)

Officer Shrift

b)

Faintly Macabre

c)

Humbug

d)

King Azaz

5.

Who can bring back peace to Dictionopolis ?

a)

The Black- Hearted Demons

b)

The Mathemagician

c)

Rhyme and Reason

d)

The word-seller

6.

When the chapter begins, all of the guests....

a)

rush out to attend their next meal

b)

help the palace staff clean up

c)

start a large dance party

7.

What does the idiom "drive a bargain" mean.

a)

to attend a really great sale

b)

to drive a new car

c)

to demand a lot, or refuse to give in too much when making an agreement with someone

8.

What literary device is seen in from the following dialogue in chapter 8: “From there it is a simple matter of entering the Mountains of Ignorance, full of perilous pitfalls and ominous overtones –”

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

9.

What did Humbug suggest the king should do to bring more sense to the kingdom?

a)

Put more people in jail

b)

Make more laws

c)

create a new kingdom

10.

What does Milo suggest to the king to bring sense back to the kingdom?

a)

Put more people in jail

b)

Get Faintly Macabre out of jail

c)

Allow Rhyme & Reason to return to the kingdom

11.

How did Humbug describe the journey to rescue the princesses?

a)

Quick and easy

b)

Fun and exciting

c)

Dangerous and harrowing

12.

Where were the princesses being help captive?

a)

The Mountains of Ignorance

b)

The Castle in the Air

c)

The Mathmagician's Castle

13.

King Azaz orders Milo to go on the dangerous journey since it was Milo's idea in the first place.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What did King Azaz give to Milo for his trip?

a)

A sword

b)

A saber-toothed tiger

c)

A small box containing all the words the king knew

15.

Who did the King send with Milo & Tock to accompany them on their journey?

a)

The Which

b)

The Spelling Bee

c)

The Humbug