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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the floating boy say it makes sense to grow down rather than up?
(a) Your point of view never changes.
(b) You never have to look up to a grown up.
(c) You always get noticed.
(d) Your ears never have to grow.

2. When Milo says he can't sing, tell songs, juggle or tumble, what does the King say?
(a) That he is an ordinary little boy.
(b) That he has to wash dishes.
(c) That he has to leave.
(d) That he has to learn to sing.

3. What day is it in Dictionopolis in Chapter 3?
(a) Market day.
(b) Resting day.
(c) School day.
(d) Tuesday.

4. What color is the envelope that comes with the package containing the tollbooth?
(a) Orange.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Pink.
(d) Blue.

5. How does Milo come to see things from the floating boy's point of view?
(a) He asks Tock for a boost.
(b) He thinks like an adult.
(c) He thinks like Humbug.
(d) He thinks happy thoughts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the witch say Milo can call her?

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

4. How many sons did the young prince in Faintly Macabre's story have?

5. Where does Milo sleep that night in Chapter 10, after attending the symphony?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Humbug say about learning to spell?

2. Why does Chroma the Great say he's in such dire need of sleep?

3. What saying does the Earl of Essence use that makes him fall?

4. What is it that takes Milo, Tock and Humbug away from their journey for a brief time?

5. How does Milo get from King Azaz's dining room to the market square?

6. What does Alec Bings say caused the city of Reality to disappear?

7. What is the chief duty of Rhyme and Reason?

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

9. Why does Milo decide to buy some words in the Word Market?

10. What point does Alec Bings make about a bucket of water?

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