The Phantom Tollbooth Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Norton Juster
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Phantom Tollbooth Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Norton Juster
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Faintly Macabre's relationship to the king?
(a) She's his sister.
(b) She's his mother.
(c) She's his great-aunt.
(d) She's his grandmother.

2. What is the purpose of the coins included in the surprise package?
(a) To pay tolls.
(b) To buy souvenirs.
(c) To pay fines.
(d) There are no coins.

3. What is the first thing the people of the Doldrums do when they wake in the morning?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Run errands.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Daydream.

4. What does Milo say he didn't realize when he was giving his own speech?
(a) That he would have to choose for everyone.
(b) That he would have to eat his words.
(c) That he would have to juggle.
(d) That he would have to clear the dishes.

5. What does Humbug ask for right after dinner in Chapter 8?
(a) A cup of candy.
(b) A glass of water.
(c) A glass of wine.
(d) A bottle of soda.

6. What guarantee is included with the tollbooth?
(a) That wasted time will be refunded.
(b) That money spent will be refunded.
(c) That damage to the carpet will be repaired.
(d) There are no guarantees.

7. Which of the following is NOT one of the half-baked ideas eaten by Milo and the others?
(a) Night air is bad.
(b) It never rains, it pours.
(c) Don't run with scissors.
(d) The moon is made of green cheese.

8. Who is the conductor of the orchestra?
(a) Choreographer.
(b) Christmas time.
(c) Chroma the Great.
(d) Christopher the Great.

9. What event is being held the evening that Milo arrives i Dictionopolis, to which Milo is invited?
(a) The Royal Eating Time.
(b) The Royal Banquet.
(c) The Word Banquet.
(d) The Word Market Sale.

10. What reason is Milo given to enter the city in Chapter 3?
(a) Whether or not?
(b) Which way?
(c) Why not?
(d) Don't care?

11. Which of the following does Humbug NOT suggest as a way to make the guests remain after the banquet?
(a) Pass a law.
(b) Allow Rhyme and Reason to return.
(c) Send for help.
(d) Offer a reward.

12. How much time does Milo give the Spelling Bee to spell the word he has posed to it in Chapter 4?
(a) Ten minutes.
(b) One minute.
(c) Ten seconds.
(d) Twenty seconds.

13. Where were the babies known as Rhyme and Reason found?
(a) In a meadow.
(b) In a field.
(c) Under the porch.
(d) Under the grape arbor.

14. Why doesn't Milo read books when he's bored?
(a) They're too long.
(b) They have no pictures.
(c) They're too much trouble to read.
(d) He doesn't know how to read.

15. Who gives Milo a reason to enter the city in Chapter 3?
(a) King Azas the Unabridged.
(b) The gatekeeper.
(c) Tock.
(d) The Duke of Definition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the place Milo points to with his finger in Chapter 1?

2. Where does Milo learn that words come from?

3. Why does the floating boy say it makes sense to grow down rather than up?

4. What is the name of the officer who comes to the scene of the incident in the Word Market?

5. What was the land called when demons controlled everything and there was nothing but waste and rocks?

(see the answer keys)

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