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

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

3. On what floor is Milo's apartment?

4. What is it that the floating boy cannot see?

5. What word does Milo ask the Spelling Bee to spell?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Humbug says the Mathemagician's pencil isn't magic. What is the Mathemagician's answer?

3. What is the difference between the brothers who are kings of Digitopolis and Dictionopolis?

4. How does Humbug describe the Mountains of Ignorance?

5. How do the Princesses, Rhyme and Reason, come to live in the kingdom?

6. How does Milo select his first destination?

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

8. What kinds of desserts are served to the diners at the Royal Palace?

9. What's wrong with Humbug right after the banquet is completed?

10. What happens to the sign and the roads to Digitopolis when the Dodecahedron spins it around?

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

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

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?

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