Milo's Journey
Who is the main character at the beginning of the story.
Milo
What is the first strange land Milo visits?
Expectations
Who is the watchdog that travels with Milo?
Tock
What do the words stingy, economic, and thrifty have in common?
They have the same denotation/similar meanings (careful with money)
What is one theme (message from the author) from Act I?
Learning can be fun/Thinking is important/Don't take things for granted/Don't waste time
How does Milo feel about everything before he finds the Tollbooth?
Bored/uninterested
What city has no sound or color because people don't think?
The Doldrums
What is special about Tock's body?
It has a clock in it/It is a clock
What is denotation?
The basic dictionary meaning/the definition
Why is Milo bored at the beginning, even though he has plenty to do?
Lacks curiosity/Does not value learning
What appears in Milo's room that starts his adventure?
The mysterious Tollbooth.
What must Milo do to escape the Doldrums?
Think
Who gives Milo advice about thinking?
Tock
What is the denotation of the word SPECULATE?
To guess based on incomplete information.
How does the Doldrums, a made up place, represent real life?
It shows what happens when people stop thinking or feel unmotivated
What does Milo need to use to travel through the Tollbooth?
A toy car
What is unusual about the city of Dictionopolis?
It values words above anything else.
Who is the ruler of Dictionopolis?
King Azaz
What is nuance?
slight difference in shades of meaning
Why is the Kingdom of Dictionopolis so out of order and confusing?
There is no rhyme or reason there, they were banished by the king and mathemagician.
What lesson begins to form as Milo starts his journey?
Things that seem boring can actually be interesting/Learning can be fun
Why is the land called Expectations?
Because what you expect to happen often does
What argument exists between Dictionopolis and Digitopolis?
Words vs Numbers
What is an example of Wordplay in Act I?
The Whether Man (Weather Man), The Spelling bee, eating words (light meal, square meal), Watchdog
How has Milo begun to change since the beginning of Act I? Give one example.
He is more curious, he starts thinking, he engages with the world around him, he asks questions