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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Short Shrift.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first thing the people of the Doldrums do when they wake in the morning?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Run errands.
(d) Daydream.

2. What does Milo come to understand he must do to make his car go faster?
(a) Take a nap.
(b) Press the gas pedal.
(c) Think.
(d) Put gas in the car.

3. What word does Milo ask the Spelling Bee to spell?
(a) Perhaps.
(b) Vegetable.
(c) Anything.
(d) Assistance.

4. What is the name of the officer who comes to the scene of the incident in the Word Market?
(a) Officer Shrift.
(b) Officer Short.
(c) Officer Humbug.
(d) Officer Smith.

5. What day is it in Dictionopolis in Chapter 3?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Market day.
(c) Resting day.
(d) School day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pace does Milo set for himself as he walks home from school in Chapter 1?

2. Who does Milo encounter upon his entrance into Dictionopolis?

3. What does the creature that Milo meets after the Spelling Bee use to try to hit the Spelling Bee?

4. What color is the envelope that comes with the package containing the tollbooth?

5. What is the most notable feature about the police officer who comes to the Word Market?

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