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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 shape of the palace in Dictionopolis?

2. Who is the conductor of the orchestra?

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

4. Who gives Milo a reason to enter the city in Chapter 3?

5. What is the first thing Milo sees that indicates he's nearing Dictionopolis?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Milo say about making another trip?

3. Describe the staff carried by the Mathemagician.

4. What four roles is the man in the cottage pretending to play and why?

5. When Milo and King Azaz are talking, Humbug constantly adds his own comments. Who does the Humbug agree with?

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

7. What is the response to Milo's question, "What are the Doldrums?"

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

9. Describe King Azaz the Unabridged.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the Silent Valley become silent? How does Milo learn about the events that led to complete silence? How does Milo help end the silence?

Essay Topic 2

When Milo returns with Rhyme and Reason, both King Azaz and the Mathemagician say that they knew the quest was impossible, but hadn't told him so. Why do they say they didn't tell him the quest was impossible? Is that reasonable?

Essay Topic 3

What is Milo like before his quest? Compare that to what he is like after the journey. How does this change take place?

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