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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the tollbooth?
(a) Green.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

2. What is the symphony "playing" when Milo accompanies the floating boy to the concert?
(a) The sunrise.
(b) The Sixth Sonnet.
(c) The symphony.
(d) The sunset.

3. It's said the people of Dictionopolis don't really care about the arrival of a visitor. What are they pleased to see?
(a) Someone go.
(b) Someone take care of Humbug.
(c) Someone eat.
(d) Someone watch TV.

4. How many years in prison is Milo sentenced to?
(a) Six years.
(b) Sixty years.
(c) Six million years.
(d) Sixteen years.

5. What else, aside from the gift he gives Milo, does King Azaz say Milo needs for the journey?
(a) A sword.
(b) A box.
(c) A book.
(d) A guide.

6. What is the inscription on the envelope of the large package Milo finds in his room?
(a) For Milo who never has anything to do.
(b) For Milo, From Mom and Dad.
(c) For Milo who needs a diversion.
(d) For Milo who has plenty of time.

7. What was the final message posted by Faintly Macabre?
(a) Shhhhh.
(b) Don't Talk.
(c) Silence Is Golden.
(d) Quiet Please.

8. Who does the Officer at the Word Market say Milo can talk to while in prison?
(a) The witch.
(b) The watch.
(c) The judge.
(d) The jailer.

9. What was the land called when demons controlled everything and there was nothing but waste and rocks?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) Null.
(d) Void.

10. How often do the creatures of the Doldrums go on holiday?
(a) Every week.
(b) Every day.
(c) Every month.
(d) Never.

11. What does the floating boy say an ant would think of a bucket of water?
(a) That it's a place to get a drink.
(b) That it's an ocean.
(c) That it's home.
(d) That it's just a bucket of water.

12. Where does Milo learn that words come from?
(a) They are manufactured in the Doldrums.
(b) They grow on trees in Dictionopolis.
(c) They are manufactured in Dictionopolis.
(d) They grow on trees in the Doldrums.

13. What does Milo come to understand he must do to make his car go faster?
(a) Take a nap.
(b) Think.
(c) Put gas in the car.
(d) Press the gas pedal.

14. What has to take place before the wagon belonging to the King's cabinet members will move?
(a) Everyone has to think.
(b) Everyone has to talk.
(c) Everyone has to be silent.
(d) Everyone has to pour gas into the tank.

15. What is on each side of the Dictionopolis coat of arms?
(a) A pencil.
(b) A painting.
(c) A flag.
(d) A marble.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the significance of July 27?

2. What does Alec Bings keep crashing into as they run through the forest?

3. How much time does Milo give the Spelling Bee to spell the word he has posed to it in Chapter 4?

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

5. What is written on the sign of the wagon that is different from the typical Word Market stalls?

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