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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 has to take place before the wagon belonging to the King's cabinet members will move?

2. It's said the people of Dictionopolis don't really care about the arrival of a visitor. What are they pleased to see?

3. What is the most notable feature about the police officer who comes to the Word Market?

4. What does Milo suggest as a way for King Azaz to address the problem of guests rushing out after the banquet?

5. In Chapter 8, where does King Azaz say they've all gone?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the job of Faintly Macabre before she was imprisoned?

4. Describe the Triple Demons of Compromise.

5. What is the purpose of the Word Market?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Humbug describe the Mountains of Ignorance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare King Azaz the Unabridged and Mathemagician. How are they the same? Different?

Essay Topic 2

What is the story Faintly Macabre tells?

Essay Topic 3

What is dissonance? What is a din? How do the definitions of these words impact the imagery of Dr. Dissonance and Dynne?

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