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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. What does Tock say is the most valuable possession?
(a) Time.
(b) Learning.
(c) Friendship.
(d) A clock.

2. How much time does Milo give the Spelling Bee to spell the word he has posed to it in Chapter 4?
(a) Twenty seconds.
(b) Ten seconds.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) One minute.

3. What does Milo say he didn't realize when he was giving his own speech?
(a) That he would have to eat his words.
(b) That he would have to choose for everyone.
(c) That he would have to juggle.
(d) That he would have to clear the dishes.

4. Why doesn't Milo read books when he's bored?
(a) They have no pictures.
(b) They're too much trouble to read.
(c) He doesn't know how to read.
(d) They're too long.

5. What does the floating boy say an ant would think of a bucket of water?
(a) That it's home.
(b) That it's just a bucket of water.
(c) That it's an ocean.
(d) That it's a place to get a drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the floating boy say he thinks of the bucket of water?

2. What is significant about the city Milo says is called Reality?

3. In Chapter 8, where does King Azaz say they've all gone?

4. What has to take place before the wagon belonging to the King's cabinet members will move?

5. What is the sentence the Officer who comes to the Word Market passes on Milo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Humbug say about learning to spell?

2. What items are included with the toll booth?

3. What happens when the Humbug and Spelling Bee get into a fight?

4. What tasks and tools are given to Tock, Milo and Humbug by the faceless man?

5. Why does Milo decide to buy some words in the Word Market?

6. What does Milo discover about words after having walked around in the Word Market for awhile?

7. How does Milo get from King Azaz's dining room to the market square?

8. What does Chroma say to Milo when he arrives to lead the orchestra at sunrise?

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

10. How does Humbug describe the Mountains of Ignorance?

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