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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Short Shrift.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Milo find himself immediately after passing through the tollbooth?
(a) In a jungle.
(b) On a desert road.
(c) On a country highway.
(d) On the beach.

2. What is written on the sign of the wagon that is different from the typical Word Market stalls?
(a) Pick a Letter.
(b) Do It Yourself.
(c) Make a Word.
(d) Don't Touch.

3. What is the first letter Milo eats?
(a) Z.
(b) M.
(c) X.
(d) A.

4. What three words does Milo choose to buy in the marketplace?
(a) Quagmire, flabbergast and unbelievable.
(b) Quagmire, flabbergast and upholstery.
(c) Quagmire, flabbergast and upon.
(d) Quagmire, flabbergast and utterly.

5. What does Milo discover about the individual who the Officer at the Word Market mentioned?
(a) All answers are correct.
(b) That she's really a witch.
(c) That her name is Faintly Macabre.
(d) That she's really not-so-wicked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tock want to do while Milo is looking at words in the marketplace?

2. What is the sentence the Officer who comes to the Word Market passes on Milo?

3. What is the watchdog's name?

4. What does Milo have to have before he can enter the city in Chapter 3?

5. What is Faintly Macabre's relationship to the king?

(see the answer key)

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