Characters
Who is Milo?
This bored young boy discovers a magical tollbooth in his room and journeys through the Kingdom of Wisdom, learning the value of knowledge and curiosity. He is the main character and protagonist.
Milo first enters this strange land through the tollbooth.
Kingdom of Wisdom
The importance of this is valuable.
Time
What is a “watchdog” that is part clock
Tock
What does Milo pass through to begin his journey?
Phantom Tollbooth
Who is Tock?
This “watchdog” with a large clock on his side accompanies Milo on his adventures, always reminding him to value time and use it wisely.
A city where people argue and fight over words
Dictionopolis
Curiosity helps overcome this feeling at the start of the story.
Boredom
What place causes people to do nothing and waste time?
Doldrums
What problem exists because Rhyme and Reason are missing?
What is confusion and imbalance in the kingdom
Who is the Humbug?
A talkative insect travels with Milo on his journey through the Kingdom of Wisdom, often giving unhelpful advice and representing ignorance and self-importance.
A marketplace where expectations are sold and traded
Market of Expectations
____ carefully before acting prevents this.
Thinking
What wordplay compares “weather” and “whether”
homophone pun
What must Milo help restore?
What is Rhyme and Reason?
This character, imprisoned for years in the Castle in the Air, is responsible for sending Milo on his quest to restore Rhyme and Reason and represents the idea that wisdom and logic have been unjustly separated.
Rhyme and Reason
A dangerous place filled with demons and illusions.
What is the Mountains of Ignorance
What do words and numbers both have that gives them importance?
Meaning
What is both an insect and a spelling competition?
spelling bee
Who enforces confusing rules and laws in the kingdoms?
Whether Men
This character is the ruler of Digitopolis, obsessed with numbers and calculations, who initially refuses to believe that words, ideas, and imagination have value equal to math and logic.
Mathemagician
he floating castle where important leaders are held captive.
Castle in the Air
What balance does Milo learn is important in life?
imagination and logic
What subject is heavily used in Digitopolis
Math
What quality does Milo need most to succeed in his quest?
curiosity and perseverance