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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does King Azaz say is inside his gift to Milo?
(a) All the words he knows.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A box.
(d) A sword.

2. Who is the conductor of the orchestra?
(a) Chroma the Great.
(b) Christmas time.
(c) Christopher the Great.
(d) Choreographer.

3. What is the name of the man who comes to give Milo instructions in Chapter 2?
(a) The Which Way Man.
(b) Wayland.
(c) The What Now Man.
(d) The Whether Man.

4. Why does the floating boy say it makes sense to grow down rather than up?
(a) You never have to look up to a grown up.
(b) Your ears never have to grow.
(c) Your point of view never changes.
(d) You always get noticed.

5. What makes the humming sound Milo hears at the marketplace?
(a) The letter.
(b) The Spelling Bee.
(c) The Humbug.
(d) Tock.

6. Who was to be responsible for Rhyme and Reason upon the death of the king?
(a) The king's advisors.
(b) The king's two nephews.
(c) The king's wife.
(d) The king's two sons.

7. What is the first half baked idea Milo eats?
(a) The sky is blue.
(b) The earth is flat.
(c) The earth is round.
(d) The earth is covered with icing.

8. What reason is Milo given to enter the city in Chapter 3?
(a) Don't care?
(b) Whether or not?
(c) Why not?
(d) Which way?

9. What is the old lady doing in the prison cell?
(a) Rocking and talking.
(b) Rocking and sewing.
(c) Rocking and knitting.
(d) Rocking and reading.

10. What is Milo looking at when he meets the floating boy?
(a) A bucket of water.
(b) A fish.
(c) The view.
(d) A turtle.

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

12. What does Milo believe to be missing from the gift?
(a) A highway.
(b) A car.
(c) A map.
(d) A coin box.

13. What is the name of the boy Milo finds floating in the air?
(a) Alec X-Ray.
(b) Alec Bings.
(c) Alex Banana.
(d) Ray Bings.

14. What color is the envelope that comes with the package containing the tollbooth?
(a) Orange.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Yellow.

15. What does Humbug ask for right after dinner in Chapter 8?
(a) A glass of water.
(b) A cup of candy.
(c) A glass of wine.
(d) A bottle of soda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Milo is directed to a second door for directions. What is the word that appears above the door?

2. What does Tock want to do while Milo is looking at words in the marketplace?

3. What does Milo say he didn't realize when he was giving his own speech?

4. What does Milo discover about the individual who the Officer at the Word Market mentioned?

5. What does Milo suggest as a way for King Azaz to address the problem of guests rushing out after the banquet?

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