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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Milo find himself immediately after passing through the tollbooth?
(a) On the beach.
(b) On a country highway.
(c) On a desert road.
(d) In a jungle.

2. What kinds of words are sold in gift boxes?
(a) Ifs, ands, and buts.
(b) Juicy, temping ones.
(c) Marvelously fancy ones.
(d) Ordinary ones.

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

4. What is the sentence the Officer who comes to the Word Market passes on Milo?
(a) Don't shout.
(b) I am.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) I am not.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. It's said the people of Dictionopolis don't really care about the arrival of a visitor. What are they pleased to see?

2. How does Milo come to see things from the floating boy's point of view?

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

4. What does the floating boy say wouldn't exist unless the symphony played?

5. What word does Milo ask the Spelling Bee to spell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the watchdog.

2. Why does Milo come to realize he got stuck in the Doldrums?

3. What three roles does Officer Shrift play after the incident in the Word Market?

4. What was the job of Faintly Macabre before she was imprisoned?

5. What is Humbug's attitude as he, Alec, and Milo set off on their adventure?

6. What items are included with the toll booth?

7. What annoying habit does the Duke of Definition have?

8. What is Dynne's job as assistant to Dr. Dissonance?

9. What disadvantage does Alec Bings say Milo has because he grows upward?

10. Milo finds a note in his bedroom the day after his adventure. Why does the note say the tollbooth was taken away?

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