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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 Humbug say would be the final step in retrieving Rhyme and Reason?
(a) Fig Newtons and soda for everyone.
(b) Fighting fiends.
(c) Hot chocolate and cookies for everyone.
(d) A trip through lava lands.

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

3. Who does King Azaz say should serve as Milo's guide for the journey?
(a) Tock.
(b) King Azaz.
(c) Rhyme and Reason.
(d) Humbug.

4. What is the name given to the watchdog's brother?
(a) Tock Tick.
(b) Tick Tock.
(c) Tock.
(d) Tick.

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) He hides.
(c) He runs away.
(d) His alarm rings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alec Bings keep crashing into as they run through the forest?

2. What question does Humbug ask when they stop for a rest?

3. What is the first letter Milo eats?

4. What was the land called when demons controlled everything and there was nothing but waste and rocks?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it that takes Milo, Tock and Humbug away from their journey for a brief time?

2. What is the chief duty of Rhyme and Reason?

3. Why does Chroma the Great say he's in such dire need of sleep?

4. Why do the creatures of the Doldrums say thinking is against the law?

5. What does Milo say about making another trip?

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

7. Explain the .58 boy's example related to money that he says explains why averages are so wonderful.

8. Why does Alec Bings say he is floating in the air?

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

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

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