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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things does Milo quickly discover are illegal in the Doldrums?
(a) Thinking and cursing.
(b) Smiling and running.
(c) Running and laughing.
(d) Thinking and laughing.

2. What does the floating boy think of Milo's age?
(a) That he must be younger than he looks.
(b) That they must be teh same age.
(c) That he must be about twelve.
(d) That he must be older than he looks.

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

4. On what floor is Milo's apartment?
(a) Eighth.
(b) Seventh.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Fourth.

5. What is Tock's reaction at the end of the fight between the Spelling Bee and the Humbug?
(a) He bites them both.
(b) His alarm rings.
(c) He hides.
(d) He runs away.

6. What question does Humbug ask when they stop for a rest?
(a) Are we lost?
(b) Are we there yet?
(c) Are you ready to turn back?
(d) Do you have the map?

7. What does Faintly Macabre instruct Milo to do in order to leave the prison?
(a) Call for help.
(b) Dig a tunnel.
(c) Climb through a high window.
(d) Press a button near the door.

8. What is Milo supposed to do in order to get information at the small house he finds in Chapter 2?
(a) Blow his horn.
(b) Read the map.
(c) Sit quietly.
(d) Yell for help.

9. What does the floating boy say wouldn't exist unless the symphony played?
(a) Shapes.
(b) Sound.
(c) Color.
(d) Music.

10. Which of the following does Humbug NOT suggest as a way to make the guests remain after the banquet?
(a) Allow Rhyme and Reason to return.
(b) Pass a law.
(c) Offer a reward.
(d) Send for help.

11. Who are the creatures Milo discovers when he arrives at the Doldrums?
(a) The Doldrumites.
(b) The Little People.
(c) The Lethargians.
(d) The Whether People.

12. Who does Milo encounter upon his entrance into Dictionopolis?
(a) Tock's brother.
(b) The king's cabinet members.
(c) Rhyme and Reason.
(d) King Azaz the Unabridged.

13. What is on each side of the Dictionopolis coat of arms?
(a) A pencil.
(b) A flag.
(c) A marble.
(d) A painting.

14. What is the name of the city Milo sees that Alec Bings tells him really isn't there?
(a) Imagination.
(b) Reality.
(c) Illusions.
(d) Illinois.

15. What is the first letter Milo eats?
(a) A.
(b) Z.
(c) M.
(d) X.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the floating boy say an ant would think of a bucket of water?

2. What kinds of words are sold in gift boxes?

3. Where does Milo sleep that night in Chapter 10, after attending the symphony?

4. How does the watchdog wind himself?

5. Where does Milo find himself immediately after passing through the tollbooth?

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