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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the officer who comes to the scene of the incident in the Word Market?

2. Who was to be responsible for Rhyme and Reason upon the death of the king?

3. How many years in prison is Milo sentenced to?

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

5. What threat does King Azaz issue to stop his cabinet members from fighting?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What threat does Milo make to escape the giant?

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

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

7. Describe the Triple Demons of Compromise.

8. What, according to the people of the Valley of Sound, happens to sounds that aren't heard? Why is this significant?

9. What are King Azaz and the Mathemagician saying as Milo leaves in Chapter 19?

10. When Milo, Tock and Humbug arrive on the island, Milo asks a man, "Where are we?" What question does the man ask Milo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Officer Shrift? What roles does he take on after the fight in the market?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the word market to the numbers mine.

Essay Topic 3

What are the differences between Dr. Discord and the Soundkeeper?

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