The Phantom Tollbooth - (Norton Juster - Level: 7.4)
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Choose the best answer for each question listed below.


1. At the beginning of the story, Milo's life is . . .

Happy and fun.
Very boring.
None of the choices.
Full of things to do.
Very exciting.

2. What is the "magic staff" of the Mathmagician?

None of the choices.
A big pencil.
A cane.
A stick.
A magic wand.

3. What do people do all day in the doldrums?

Play drums.
Party.
Mine jewels.
Nothing.
All of the choices.

4. The king's cabinet speaks in synonyms. Which word is not a synonym of the others?

precisely
None of the choices.
exactly
erroneously
accurately

5. According to the book, where do all the words in the world come from?

Alphabet soup.
The dictionary.
The word market.
The word maker.
All of the choices.

6. At the banquet, when Milo ordered a light meal, they got . . .

A platter of light.
Salad.
None of the choices.
Fluffy desserts.
Finger sandwiches.

7. The fat man, the thin man, the giant, and the midget are all . . .

the king's servants
the same man.
friends.
related.
All of the choices.

8. How did Milo sneak a sound from the sound keeper?

He stole an instrument to make noise with.
He snuck one in his pocket.
He started to say something and stopped.
He threw one out the door as he was leaving.
None of the choices.

9. There was something about Milo's quest that the king wouldn't tell him until he returned. What was it?

All of the choices.
The demons may kill him.
The car was low on gas.
It was impossible.
The mountains were slick.

10. What was Milo's attitude at the end of the book?

He wished he had never taken the trip.
He was so bored without the car.
Nothing was worth trying.
He couldn't wait to try new things.
None of the choices.

Your score is out of 10.