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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. Which of the following does Humbug NOT suggest as a way to make the guests remain after the banquet?

2. Who is the conductor of the orchestra?

3. Who does the Officer at the Word Market say Milo can talk to while in prison?

4. What does the creature that Milo meets after the Spelling Bee use to try to hit the Spelling Bee?

5. What reason is Milo given to enter the city in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the Mathemagician answer Milo's request for the smallest and largest numbers?

3. Why does the Soundkeeper say she collects and stores all sounds?

4. Describe the Triple Demons of Compromise.

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

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

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

8. Name three of the crimes Milo and Tock are charged with in Chapter 5.

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

10. What is Milo's response when he's told that words grow in the orchards of Dictionopolis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationship between: Dr. Discord and Dynne; Tock and the Spelling Bee; Officer Shrift and Faintly Macabre. Though these are fictional characters, are the relationships believable?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the word market to the numbers mine.

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