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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 pace does Milo set for himself as he walks home from school in Chapter 1?

2. According to Faintly Macabre's story, what was the decision rendered by Rhyme and Reason on the question posed to them by their brothers?

3. What is the old lady doing in the prison cell?

4. Where were the babies known as Rhyme and Reason found?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the watchdog.

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

3. Why do the creatures of the Doldrums say thinking is against the law?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Milo finds a note in his bedroom the day after his adventure. Why does the note say the tollbooth was taken away?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three of the demons who attack Milo and his group. Describe each. What are the bad habits or traits each of them describe? Which of those would Milo have exhibited before his trip?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What kinds of thing does Milo plan to do when he discovers that the tollbooth is gone? Were those things always available for him to do? Why hadn't he discovered them before?

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