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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Mathemagician say the broken numbers are used for?

2. What clue does Milo have that the demons are trying to chop down the stairway to the Castle in the Air?

3. What do Milo, Tock and Humbug discover in Chapter 13 they will have to do to return to their journey?

4. Who is the man seated at the bottom of the stairs to the Castle in the Air?

5. What does Alec Bings show people through a special telescope set up for the celebration?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Alec Bings? What is his special talent? What is limiting about that ability?

Essay Topic 2

Who (what) is Tock? How did Tock get his name? Why does Tock make a good companion for Milo?

Essay Topic 3

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

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