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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 makes the humming sound Milo hears at the marketplace?

2. How does the watchdog wind himself?

3. What is the name of the son who settled Dictionopolis?

4. What is the inscription on the envelope of the large package Milo finds in his room?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What's wrong with Humbug right after the banquet is completed?

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

5. What are King Azaz and the Mathemagician saying as Milo leaves in Chapter 19?

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

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

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

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 the Humbug say about learning to spell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is dissonance? What is a din? How do the definitions of these words impact the imagery of Dr. Dissonance and Dynne?

Essay Topic 2

What is the story Faintly Macabre tells?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the word market to the numbers mine.

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