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- 1. Multiple Choice
In chapter 1, Milo’s mood could best be described asBoredSadCuriousConfused - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused Milo to get stuck in the Doldrums?He took a wrong turn and got lost.He started daydreaming and not thinking about where he was going.He decided to visit on the way to Dictionopolis.The Lethargians suggested he visit.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the best summary for chapter 1?Milo finds a tollbooth in his room and is excited to go on an adventure.Milo finds a tollbooth in his room and hopes it’s a fun toy or else he will be bored.Milo is a bored child who wishes he were somewhere else.Milo’s parents need to spend more time with him.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceRead the sentence from page 9, paragraph 2. “Wherever he was he wished he were somewhere else, and when he got there he wondered why he’d bothered. Nothing really interested him—least of all the things that should have.” Based on this sentence, what is one conclusion the reader can make about Milo?That Milo is not confidentThat Milo is bored with his lifeThat Milo is curious about lifeThat Milo is not very smart
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe Doldrums could best symbolize?A place where people are industrious and use their time wisely.A place where people waste time and fail to improve their lives.A place filled with magic that slowly drains people of all energy.A place sailors get stuck in because winds don’t blow.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceTock could best represent?The importance of wasting timeThe importance of using one’s time wiselyThe fact that there’s plenty of time in life to do good things.The fact that people should set always be thinking about their goals in life
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA watch dog with a “watch” in his side is an example ofSimilePersonificationMetaphorPun
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe king’s advisors names all begin with pairs of letters that are the same (i.e. “Duke of Definition). This is an example of....AlliterationSimileMetaphorPersonification
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the package Milo opened say would happen if someone were not completely satisfied?Your wasted time would not be refundedYour wasted time would be refundedYour money would be refundedYour money would not be refunded
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is unusual about the words that the 5 members of the king's cabinet say?The were all antonymsThey were all homonymsThey were all synomymsThey were all homophones
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy was Milo surprised to see the package in his bedroom?It was his birthdayIt was not his birthdayIt was ChristmasIt was Easter
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho caused confusion in the Word Market?Spelling Bee and HumbugSpelling Bee and MiloMilo and HumbugMilo and Tock
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Officer Shrift arrest Milo and Tock?Because of illegal barkingBecause of legal barkingBecause they forgot his birthdayBecause they were in the market
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Milo use to travel through the tollbooth?A busAn automobileA planeA train
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the first place Milo visits?DoldrumDictionopolisThe Land of ExpectationsThe Market
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the first place Milo visits?DoldrumDictionopolisThe Land of ExpectationsThe Market
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWho said "It seems to me that almost everything is a waste of time."MiloTockHumbugWhether Man
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWho said "It's more important to know whether there will be weather that what the weather will be."TockThe LethargiansMiloWhether Man
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho said "It's bad enough wasting time without killing it."TockMiloHumbugThe Lethargians
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWho said "No one's allowed to think in the Doldrums."The Whether ManThe LethargiansTockMilo
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhen Milo isn't paying attention he ends up in...DictionopolisThe Land of ExpectationsDoldrumsWord Market
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat reason does the Gatekeeper give Milo?Hows Come?Why Not?Who Cares?When?
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Milo need in order to enter Dictionopolis?A ReasonA WantA WordA Dictionary
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe Lazy characters in the DoldrumsSpelling BeesThe LethargiansTockHumbugs
- 25. Multiple ChoiceMilo first arrives in the Land of Expectations. What could this place represent?A place where people think about something and then do it.A place where people get stuck thinking about goals but never actually do something to reach their goalsA place people can go for advice on how to reach their goals.A place of confusion that prevents people from accomplishing their goals.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWho did the Spelling Bee fight with in the marketplace?MiloTokThe HumbugThe Whether Man
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Milo go to prison?The policeman jumped to conclusions and thought Milo caused the mess in the marketplace when the Humbug and the Spelling Bee were fighting.Milo and Tok started throwing things at the Spelling Bee and the HumbugHe stole words from the MarketplaceHe did not go to prison
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich character did Milo and Tock meet in the city of Dictionopolis?Pete and Repeatthe Spelling Beethe Sand Manthe Rain Man
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWho was a prisoner with Milo?The HumbugThe Spelling BeeAzazThe Which
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the Which in dungeon?She put herself in the dungeonShe killed Rhyme and ReasonShe stole from the Marketplacehe stopped giving out words for the people to use so all talk stopped, writing stopped, the market closed down and the king was angry
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the best summary for chapter 4?Milo becomes friends with the Humbug.Milo discovers how exciting words and letters can be at the word market.Milo meets two important characters—the Spelling Bee and the Humbug—and discovers how exciting words and letters can be.Milo watches the Spelling Bee and Humbug get in a fight.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceIn chapter 4, the Milo’s dominant mood could best be described asBoredScaredCuriousConfused
- 33. Multiple ChoiceOfficer Shrift could best symbolizeFairnessAbuse of PowerJusticeRights
- 34. Multiple ChoiceFaintly Macabre could best symbolize a person whoHad everything and lost it due to greed.Knows how to use her words wisely.Lives a comfortable, carefree lifestyle.Has a good life due to a good education.
- 35. Multiple ChoiceOn page 54, the Humbug tells Milo, “As soon as you learn to spell one word , they ask you to spell another. You can never catch up—so why bother?” The Humbug could best represent a person whoWants only to be carefree and have fun.Lives a life of habit and routine.Makes a habit of discouraging others.Tries to counsel others how to succeed.
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