Reading Guide

Student Name: ___________________

Chapter 1: Milo Vocabulary: Dejectedly- _______________________________________________________________ Phonograph- ______________________________________________________________ Turnpike- _________________________________________________________________ Precautionary- ____________________________________________________________ Cartographers-____________________________________________________________ Impractical-_______________________________________________________________ Peculiar- _________________________________________________________________ Wistfully- _________________________________________________________________

1. How is Milo’s house different/similar than your house? _____________________ ____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

2. What package did Milo receive? Was there a reason? _______________________ _____________________________________________________________________

3. What is the genre of this story? _________________________________________ Discussion: Why was Milo so quick and eager to get in his car and pass through the tollbooth? Do you think he was being foolish or just adventurous?

Chapter 2: Beyond Expectations Vocabulary: Monotonous- ______________________________________________________________ Doldrums- ________________________________________________________________ Unethical- ________________________________________________________________ Indignantly- _______________________________________________________________

Dawdle- __________________________________________________________________ Loiter- ___________________________________________________________________ Procrastinating- ___________________________________________________________ Conciliatory- ______________________________________________________________ Strenuous- ________________________________________________________________

1. What is the difference between the weather man and the whether man? _______ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2. How do you think Milo ended up in the Doldrums? _________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

3. How do you think the Lethargarians got their names? ______________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4. What was the key to getting the car to move again? ________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

Discussion: What character traits does Milo represent?

Chapter 3: Welcome to Dictionopolis

Vocabulary: Gruff- ____________________________________________________________________ Ferocious- ________________________________________________________________ Overwrought- _____________________________________________________________ Disrepute- ________________________________________________________________ Perilously- ________________________________________________________________ Advantageously- ___________________________________________________________ Triumphantly- _____________________________________________________________

1. What was the watchdogs name? How did he get it? ________________________

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_____________________________________________________________________ 2. Why does the watchdog think that time is so important? Provide evidence from

the text. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

3. What was the purpose of the medallion the guard put around Milo’s neck? ____ ____________________________________________________________________

4. What are the synonyms for “greetings”? _________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5. According to Tock, when are words very confusing? _______________________ ____________________________________________________________________

Discussion: Is there any time you can think of when it is important to not use too few or too many words? Which would be the worst?

Chapter 4: Confusion in the Market Place

Vocabulary: Minstrels- ______________________________________________________________ Tumult- ________________________________________________________________ Quagmire- ______________________________________________________________ Flabbergast- ____________________________________________________________ Upholstery- _____________________________________________________________ Misapprehension- _______________________________________________________ Balderdash- ____________________________________________________________ Bosh- _________________________________________________________________ Imposter- ______________________________________________________________

1. Why is Humbug such a dislikable fellow? _________________________________

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2. What did Humbug mean when he said, “A slavish concern for the composition of words is the sign of a bankrupt intellect”? ______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

3. If an ‘A’ tasted sweet and a ‘C’ tasted crunchy, what do you think a ‘M’ or a ‘J’ would taste like? ______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

Discussion: If you could buy words, which words would you buy? How do you think they would taste?

Chapter 5: Short Shrift

Vocabulary: Bystander- ________________________________________________________________ Commerce- _______________________________________________________________ Commendable- ____________________________________________________________ Ambition- ________________________________________________________________ Miserly- __________________________________________________________________ Disconsolate- _____________________________________________________________

1. Who caused a big ruckus at the market? __________________________________ 2. What were the charges against Milo? ____________________________________

____________________________________________________________________ 3. Is the sentence given to Milo reasonable? Why or why not? _________________

____________________________________________________________________ 4. How do you think Milo felt about Humbug when he told him that they might take

a million years off for good behavior? ____________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________ 5. Milo made an important reflection about words when he was thrown in jail, what

was it? ______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

6. Who is Faintly Macabre and how did she end up in prison? __________________ _____________________________________________________________________

7. What was the only thing that could help Faintly? ___________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

Chapter 6: Faintly Macabre’s Story Vocabulary: Presumption- _____________________________________________________________ Prosperous- ______________________________________________________________ Diligently- ________________________________________________________________ Grandeur- ________________________________________________________________ Animosity- ________________________________________________________________ Reconcile- ________________________________________________________________ Arbitration- _______________________________________________________________ Ominously- _______________________________________________________________ Superfluous- ______________________________________________________________ Conveyance- ______________________________________________________________ Charabanc- _______________________________________________________________ Brougham- _______________________________________________________________ Shandrydan- ______________________________________________________________

1. What land belonged the young prince? How did he acquire this land? _________

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2. What lands did the prince’s sons found? _________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

3. Why did the brothers dislike each other? _________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

4. Why was the prince so excited when he found the two babies? What did he name them? _________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5. Why did the princesses get banished to the Castle in the Air? ________________ _____________________________________________________________________

6. How did Milo and Tock get out of jail? Why was it okay for them to leave? (Come back to this question and provide evidence after you start the next chapter.)_____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

Discussion: What has happened in this world without rhyme or reason? Why is each of these so important?

Chapter 7: The Royal Banquet

Vocabulary: Famished- ________________________________________________________________ Somersault- ______________________________________________________________ Rigmarole- _______________________________________________________________

1. What did Officer Shift say to Milo and Tock when he saw them out of jail? _____

____________________________________________________________________ 2. What idioms did the king use to describe his cabinet? ______________________

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3. Did everyone enjoy the meal that Milo ordered for them? Why or why not? _____ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Why did the king stop Milo from making such a long speech? ________________ _____________________________________________________________________

5. Did Milo end up enjoying the food that he ordered? _________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

6. Tock warns Milo about the deserts. Why might the deserts be bad idea? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Discussion: This chapter is filled with many different idioms. How do idioms change our language? Do they make it more interesting? Confusing?

Chapter 8: The Humbug Volunteers Vocabulary: Repast- __________________________________________________________________ Indistinctly- _______________________________________________________________ Harrowing- ________________________________________________________________ Chasms- _________________________________________________________________ Perilous- _________________________________________________________________ Ominous- _________________________________________________________________

Crags- ___________________________________________________________________ Triumphal- ________________________________________________________________ Ceremoniously- ___________________________________________________________

1. What happened when the king tried to command everyone’s attention? _______ _____________________________________________________________________

2. Milo has a suggestion that he had been waiting to share, what was it? _________ _____________________________________________________________________

3. Who volunteered Milo and Tock to bring back the princesses? _______________ _____________________________________________________________________

4. Who ‘volunteered’ to be Milo’s guide? How did he feel about this? ____________ _____________________________________________________________________

Discussion: Have you ever went on a trip with someone like Humbug? How did this person affect your trip?

Chapter 9: It’s All in How You Look at Things

Vocabulary: Gallant- __________________________________________________________________ Promontory- ______________________________________________________________

1. How does the same thing often look different to 2 different people? ___________ _____________________________________________________________________

2. What was interesting about the boy that Milo met in Point of View? ___________ _____________________________________________________________________

3. Why did the boy think that growing from the ground up was so silly? _________ _____________________________________________________________________

4. What were some of the advantages to growing from the air down to the ground? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

5. What lesson does Alec Bings teach? _____________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

Discussion: How can looking at a situation from someone else’s point of view help?

Chapter 10: A Colorful Symphony Vocabulary: Luminous- ________________________________________________________________ Profusion- ________________________________________________________________ Podium- __________________________________________________________________ Gaunt- ___________________________________________________________________ Pirouetted- ________________________________________________________________

1. What were the giants four different jobs? Why did he have these? ____________ _____________________________________________________________________

2. How would you describe the city Illusion? ________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

3. How would you describe the city Reality? How did it become this way? ________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

4. What was so interesting about the orchestra they went to watch? _____________ _____________________________________________________________________

5. When the orchestra stopped playing, what happened? ______________________ _____________________________________________________________________

Discussion: How is the cities of Reality and Illusions similar to what we live in today?

Chapter 11: Dischord and Dynne Vocabulary: Dischord- _________________________________________________________________ Dissonance- ______________________________________________________________ Apothecary- _______________________________________________________________ Deficiency- _______________________________________________________________ Pneumatic- _______________________________________________________________ Pandemonium- ____________________________________________________________ Perpetually- _______________________________________________________________

1. What happened when Milo decided to lead the sunrise? _____________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What special gift did Alec give Milo? _____________________________________ 3. Who did Milo meet in the wagon? What was his job? _______________________

_____________________________________________________________________ 4. Why did the doctor find it hard to cure diseases? __________________________

_____________________________________________________________________ 5. What must Milo pass through on the way to Digitopolis? What are your

predictions about it? __________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

Chapter 12: The Silent Valley Vocabulary: Laudable- _________________________________________________________________ Disconsolate- _____________________________________________________________ Consensus- _______________________________________________________________ Crestfallen- _______________________________________________________________

1. What did they noticed immediately upon entering the Valley of Sound? _______

____________________________________________________________________ 2. How did the Valley of Sound loose it’s sound? ____________________________

____________________________________________________________________ 3. What other occurrence happened around the same time as the sound being

banished? ___________________________________________________________ 4. What did the people in the Valley want Milo to help them out with? ____________

_____________________________________________________________________ 5. What kinds of things did Milo learn about sounds while visiting the fortress?

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6. How did Milo get the sound for them? ____________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

Discussion: Do you think that it is important to have both good sounds and bad sounds? Why or why not?

Chapter 13: Unfortunate Conclusions Vocabulary: Disconsolately- ____________________________________________________________ Beckoned- ________________________________________________________________ Strenuous- ________________________________________________________________

1. Did the town’s idea work? How did they do it? _____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

2. How did the Soundkeeper feel about what they had done? __________________ ____________________________________________________________________

3. How did all of the sounds make it back? _________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

4. What kind of care package did Milo leave the Valley of Sound with? __________ ____________________________________________________________________

5. What happened to Milo, Humbug, and Tock on the way to Digitopolis? ________ ____________________________________________________________________

6. Who did they meet? Describe him? ______________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

7. How did they end up on the Island of Conclusions? ________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

8. What lesson did they learn about jumping to Conclusions? __________________ _____________________________________________________________________

Discussion: Have you ever found yourself in a bad situation from jumping to a conclusion? Was it easy to get out of?

Chapter 14: The Dodecahedron Leads the Way

Vocabulary: Dodecahedron- ____________________________________________________________ Doffed- ___________________________________________________________________ Beret- ____________________________________________________________________ Admonished- ______________________________________________________________ Grimace- _________________________________________________________________ Stalactites- _______________________________________________________________

1. When they saw the sign to Digitopolis, they each wanted to measure the trip a different way? Which was the best way? Why? ____________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2. Why was the dodecahedron confused when he learned Milo only had one face and not all one-faced creatures were called Milos? _________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

3. Where did all the numbers come from? ___________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

4. Who owned the number mine? __________________________________________ 5. What do they use the broken numbers for? Why do you think they do this? ____

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6. What items did they find not-so-valuable in the mines? _____________________ _____________________________________________________________________

Discussion: The Dodecahedron said he didn’t care if the question was wrong, if the answer was right. Which do you think is most important- the question or the answer? Why?

Chapter 15: The Way to Infinity Vocabulary: Pungent- _________________________________________________________________ Economical- ______________________________________________________________ Anguished- _______________________________________________________________ Magnitude- _______________________________________________________________

1. Why did the stew make them hungrier? __________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

2. What was the biggest/smallest numbers? ________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

3. What is the numbers with the biggest and smallest magnitude? ______________ ____________________________________________________________________

4. Where can you find those numbers? _____________________________________

Chapter 16: A Very Dirty Bird Vocabulary: Melancholy- ____________________________________________________________ Jovially- _______________________________________________________________ Maliciously- ____________________________________________________________

Timidly- _______________________________________________________________ Amiably- _______________________________________________________________ Nuisance- ______________________________________________________________ Brandishing- ___________________________________________________________

1. Was Milo ever able to reach infinity? Why or why not? ______________________

_____________________________________________________________________ 2. Why was the kid Milo met only .58? ______________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________ 3. How did Milo upset the Mathmagician? ___________________________________ 4. Why do you think the Mathmagician’s brother didn’t answer his letter? ________

_____________________________________________________________________ 5. Where was Milo headed when he left Digitopolis? __________________________ 6. What kind of problem was Milo having with the bird? _______________________

_____________________________________________________________________ 7. Who is the bird? What is his job? ________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________ 8. Who do you think the man with no face is? ________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________ Discussion: Can you think of a time when you said something to someone and they took it out of context? What happened?

Chapter 17: Unwelcoming Committee Vocabulary: Gaily- ___________________________________________________________________ Villainous- _______________________________________________________________

Triumphantly- ____________________________________________________________ Menacing- _______________________________________________________________ Gleefully- ________________________________________________________________ Insincerity- _______________________________________________________________ Bellowed- _________________________________________________________________ Conspicuous- _____________________________________________________________ Gelatinous- _______________________________________________________________ Assumption- ______________________________________________________________ Peevishly- ________________________________________________________________ Silhouettes- _______________________________________________________________

1. How long was it going to take them to finish the man’s jobs according to Milo’s calculations? _________________________________________________________

2. What lesson did the man teach them? ____________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

3. Who was the man? ____________________________________________________ 4. Who was ‘helping’ them escape Trivium? What happened? __________________

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5. What did Milo learn about the demon of insincerity by using his telescope? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

6. What happened when they met the Gelatinous Giant? _______________________ _____________________________________________________________________

Discussion: Can you think of some things you have done to waste time in the “Kingdom of Ignorance”? How did wisdom finally overcome them?

Chapter 18: Castle in the Air

Vocabulary: Precariously- ______________________________________________________________ Briskly- __________________________________________________________________ Poised- __________________________________________________________________ Deliberation- ______________________________________________________________ Loathsome- _______________________________________________________________ Stealthily- ________________________________________________________________ Feverishly- ________________________________________________________________ Astonished- _______________________________________________________________ Engrossed- _______________________________________________________________ Ovation- __________________________________________________________________ Disconsolate- _____________________________________________________________ Vengeance- _______________________________________________________________

1. Who did they meet at the bottom of the castle steps? _______________________ 2. What did the Senses Taker want from them? ______________________________

_____________________________________________________________________ 3. Milo felt really bad for making so many mistakes. How did Reason comfort him

about his mistakes? ___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

4. What happened to the Castle? __________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

5. How did they escape? _________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

Discussion: The princess of Reason said that, “you learn more for being wrong for the right reasons, than you do from being right for the wrong reasons”. Can you come up with some examples of this?

Chapter 19: The Return of Rhyme and Reason

Vocabulary: Invariably- ________________________________________________________________ Bulbous- _________________________________________________________________ Misinformation- ____________________________________________________________ Grotesque- _______________________________________________________________ Frenzied- _________________________________________________________________ Lurching- _________________________________________________________________ Anguished- _______________________________________________________________ Bunting- __________________________________________________________________ Bedlam- __________________________________________________________________ Deliriously- _______________________________________________________________ Exploits- _________________________________________________________________ Innumerable- ______________________________________________________________ Steadfast- ________________________________________________________________

1. Who all did they see/meet as they were trying to leave the Kingdom of Ignorance? __________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

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2. When they were nearing the edge of Ignorance, headed back to the Kingdom of Wisdom, who were they greeted by? _____________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

3. How did they honor Milo, Tock, and Humbug? _____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

4. What was the last thing the Mathmagician had to tell Milo? Why was this important? ___________________________________________________________

Discussion: Why do you think the Mathmagician did not tell Milo that he thought the journey would be impossible? Is something easier/harder to do once you have been told that it is impossible? Is it possible to do the impossible? Provide examples.

Chapter 20: Good-by and Hello Vocabulary: Solitary- __________________________________________________________________ Murmur- __________________________________________________________________ Frantically- _______________________________________________________________ Desolate- _________________________________________________________________ Erratic- ___________________________________________________________________ Withered- _________________________________________________________________

1. How long was Milo gone from his room for? _______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

2. What happened to the tollbooth? ________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________ 3. Do you think Milo will ever be bored again? Why or why not? ________________

_____________________________________________________________________ Discussion: What do you think is the most important lesson this book teaches?

Name: __________________________________ Date: ______________________

The Phantom Tollbooth- Quiz Ch. 1-5

1. What package did Milo find awaiting him in his bedroom? a. His belated birthday present b. An early present from Santa c. A mysterious present from someone unknown d. A new bicycle eager to take him everywhere

2. What is NOT a characteristic of the genre of this story?

a. Exaggerated characters c. Real, normal animals b. Imaginary places d. Curious occurrences

3. Who got into a fight at the word market and caused a ruckus?

a. Spelling Bee and Humbug c. Milo and Tock b. Tock and Tick d. Rhyme and Reason

4. How do you think the Doldrums got their name?

a. From their energy and excitement of those who live there b. From their dull and stagnate lifestyles of the people who live there c. From all of the colorful creatures that live there d. From the guy selling letters out of his cart

5. What excuse did Milo use to get into the market place at Dictionopolis?

a. Who cares? c. Why not? b. I’m late! d. Restroom please!

6. What character traits BEST describes Milo?

a. Motivated and energetic c. Humble and caring b. Studious and brainy d. Bored and lazy

7. How does Tock regard the wasting of time?

a. He thinks everybody has some time to waste. b. He thinks time is our most valuable possession, more precious than

diamonds. c. He thinks there is so much time, that it is not valuable. d. He doesn’t mind because there is always more of it.

8. Do you think that Milo and Tock deserved their sentence and to be thrown in jail?

a. Yes, they caused a huge fight between Humbug and Spelling Bee. b. No, they were just innocent bystanders and the sentence was

unreasonable. c. Yes, they should not have been horse-playing at the Word Market. d. No, the sentence was way to easy considering the mess that they made.

9. How would you describe Humbug’s personality?

a. Cheerful c. Bubbly b. Negative d. Boring

10. Milo warned that there was a witch that would be in prison with him. Did he

have a reason to be scared of her? a. No, there was a big understanding and her name was Faintly Which. b. Yes, she was really scary and threatened to put a spell on Milo. c. No, he never even saw her while he was there. d. Yes, she was the person responsible for kidnapping Rhyme and Reason.

Name: __________________________________ Date: ______________________

The Phantom Tollbooth- Quiz Ch. 6-10

1. What happened to the princesses Rhyme and Reason? a. They were banished to the Castle in the Air because they couldn’t make a

decision. b. They punished the brothers for not agreeing with each other. c. Faintly Which had them banished because they used too many words. d. They took over all of the kingdoms and lived happily ever after.

2. How did Milo and Tock get out of jail?

a. He requested a retrial and used his words. b. The Faintly Which told them about her secret tunnel to escape. c. Rhyme and Reason came to rescue them. d. He just pushed a button and walked right out.

3. Why did Milo not enjoy the meal that he ordered at the king’s banquet?

a. The chef fixed what he asked for literally. b. He got confused and ordered the wrong thing. c. Humbug changed his order d. The king ordered for him.

4. What adventure did Milo get volunteered to go on?

a. To save the city of Reality. b. He had to save the Tollbooth from extinction. c. He had to bring Rhyme and Reason back from the Castle. d. To convince the two brothers to be friends

5. Who goes on the adventure with Milo and Tock?

a. Alec Bings c. Humbug b. Spelling Bee d. the king

6. What makes idioms so confusing? a. You can’t stop laughing to figure them out b. They often say something literal that means something completely

different. c. You have to be good at following directions d. They tell you exactly what to do

7. While traveling through Point of View, they met a boy named Alec. How was Alec

so different from Milo? a. He was really tall for his age. c. He was a magician. b. He had super powers. d. He grew from the air down.

8. What lesson did Milo learn while traveling through Point of View?

a. Everyone sees things the same way no matter where they are looking. b. Two people can look at the same thing and still see it differently. c. Depending on how you look at the sky, it can be different colors. d. You should not pick on other little boys because they are different.

9. How is the city of Reality similar to where we live?

a. We often move around too fast and don’t see what is around us. b. Duh, we live in reality. c. We all have dreams at night. d. We see what we want to see regardless of if it is there or not.

10. How would you describe the city of Illusions?

a. There were magicians everywhere. b. It was really dirty. c. It makes you really dizzy to look at it. d. It is the most beautiful city ever.

Name: __________________________________ Date: ______________________

The Phantom Tollbooth- Quiz Ch. 11-15

1. What are the broken numbers used for? a. To build fires c. to repair other broken numbers b. For fractions d. To build mountains

2. How did Milo, Tock, and Humbug end up on an island while traveling to

Digitopolis? a. They jumped to Conclusion c. Canby invited them b. They made a poor decision d. They saw a party and stopped.

3. Where can you find the tallest, shortest, widest, biggest, and smallest of

everything? a. In the tiny vault. c. on the number line b. In the filing cabinet d. infinity

4. What happened when Milo decided to direct the sunrise?

a. Everything went as planned and it came up beautifully. b. It seemed to be going fine, when suddenly everything got out of control

and seven days passed. c. It was so fun, he wanted to try it again. d. The orchestra wouldn’t play for him.

5. What gift did Alec give Milo before he left the forest?

a. New car b. Special glasses c. Umbrella d. Telescope

6. What word did Milo use to help save the sounds in the Valley of Sound? a. And b. Or c. But d. Either

7. What did Milo, Tock and Humbug learn from going to the Island of Conclusions?

a. It is really hard to return once you have jumped to conclusion. b. It is okay to jump to conclusion because it is easy to get back on track. c. They will only let you visit at certain times. d. It is always fun to jump to conclusions.

8. Why did the dodecahedron have such a hard time understanding why all one-faced creatures weren’t called Milos?

a. He thought everyone should be called Milo in Digitopolis. b. When dealing with numbers, all things are precise and exact. c. He wanted everyone to look and sound the same. d. When names shapes, it is important for all of them to have the same

number of syllables.

9. What was the mathmagician’s magical staff? a. A ruler b. A wand c. A pencil d. A calculator

10. What is a dodecahedron?

a. A funny character in the story. b. A twelve-sided shape that has twelve faces. c. A shape with ten sides and ten faces. d. A scary monster in Digitopolis

Name: __________________________________ Date: ______________________

The Phantom Tollbooth- Quiz Ch. 16-20

1. How did everyone escape from the Castle in the Air? a. They knew that time flies, so they let Tock fly them down. b. They ran like the wind and barely made it. c. They slid down the stairs like melted butter. d. They waited until the Castle landed on the other side.

2. Was Milo able to reach Infinity?

a. No, Tock was hungry so they had to leave. b. Yes, but it took him a really, really long time. c. No, you can’t reach infinity because it keeps going. d. Yes, he was majorly disappointed.

3. Which demon took everything out of context?

a. Gelatinous Giant c. Everpresent Wordsnatcher b. Terrible Trivium d. Azaz the Unabridged

4. What did Rhyme and Reason tell Milo not to feel bad about?

a. Taking so long to rescue them b. Making mistakes along the way c. He hurt their feelings d. Letting the demons catch up to them

5. What was the only thing the Sense Taker could not take from Milo?

a. Sense of purpose c. sense of proportion b. Sense of duty d. sense of humor

6. How long was Milo gone on his adventure?

a. 7 days c. 5 hours b. 1 hour d. 1 day

7. What lesson do you think Milo learned from his experience in the Tollbooth? a. He learned how to have fun for the very first time. b. He learned more ways to waste time. c. He learned that when you are bored, you are not challenging your mind. It

is way more fun to learn new things. d. He needs to stay home and get more rest so he can catch up on his school

work.

8. Mr. Trivium gave Milo, Tock and Humbug some very adventurous tasks to complete. If they chose to finish those ‘impossible’ tasks, how long did Milo figure it would take them?

a. 837 years c. 8 weeks b. 265 days d. 1.2 million hours

9. Which of the following is NOT an idiom?

a. Pull the switch c. toe the line b. Red like fire d. lower the boom

10. What genre is The Phantom Tollbooth?

a. Historical fiction b. Realistic fiction c. Biography d. Fantasy

Teacher Resources Resources: I may use these as I teach this unit.

If confused while reading….check out www.sparknotes.com Good Phantom Jeopardy https://jeopardylabs.com/play/phantom-tollbooth-quiz Student Teacher’s wealth of info- http://ankenydavis.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/springworksample.pdf

Answer Key to Quizzes: Ch. 1-5 Ch. 6-10 Ch. 11-15 Ch. 16-20 1. C 1. A 1. B 1. A 2. C 2. D 2. A 2. C 3. A 3. A 3. D 3. C 4. B 4. C 4. B 4. B 5. C 5. C 5. D 5. D 6. D 6. B 6. C 6. B 7. B 7. D 7. A 7. C 8. B 8. B 8. B 8. A 9. B 9. A 9. C 9. B 10. A 10. D 10. B 10. D