Character
What is the bird’s name?
The Everpresent Wordsnatcher.
Where does the bird come from?
Context
How do they all reach the ground?
Sit on Tock or hold onto him as he glides down.
What is the bird’s job?
To interrupt; I take the words right out of your mouth.
How many different places does the little man record each answer?
Five
What is the little man’s title?
The Senses Taker
Milo can hardly see a thing on the way up Mountains of Ignorance. How does he keep following Tock?
Takes hold of Tock’s tail.
How does the bird respond when Milo shouts ‘Wait!’?
Thirty-four pounds
What is the real name of the demon that caused Milo and friend to fall into a pit?
The demon of insincerity
After Milo reveals their intended destination, the Senses Taker point into the distance and shows Milo...?
Exciting circus... tents and side shows and rides and even wild animals
Which princess is the serious one and which the lively one?
Reason is serious; Rhyme is joyful
When they first encounter the elegant-looking gentleman, what is he leaning against?
A dead tree
What breaks the spell of the Senses Taker?
Milo let his bag of gifts slip onto the ground...package of sounds broke open, filling the air with happy laughter
Give five descriptions of the little man Milo and friends meet on the first step of the spiral staircase?
A little round man in a frock coat, sleeping on a well-worn ledger; a long quill pen behind his ear; ink stains; a pair of the thickest eyeglasses Milo had seen
What's the meaning of a blank expression?
Showing no emotion on one's face
What does Rhyme’s laugh sound like?
the mailman’s ring when you know there’s a letter for you
What happens to Milo and friends end up after running away from Terrible Trivium?
They fall into a pit
How do the demons start attacking the Princesses and Milo and his friends?
Cutting the stairway loose with axes and hammers and saws.
What do the Princess of Pure Reason have to say about learning and knowledge?
Whatever we learn has a purpose, whenever we learn something new, the whole world gets richer
What does four things the little man pauses frequently to do?
polish glasses, clear throat, straighten tie, blow nose
How does the gentleman greet each 1)Milo, 2)Tock and 3)Humbug?
Shakes Milo by the hand; Gives Tock three or four friendly pats; Tips his hat to the Humbug.
The higher they went, the darker it became, though it wasn’t the darkness of night. What makes Mountains of Ignorance dark?
Mixture of lurking shadows and evil intentions oozing from the slimy moss-covered cliffs
Why did the demons not follow Milo and friends up the stairs?
The dangerous stairs danced dizzily and the clumsy demons refused to follow
What do the Princess of Sweet Rhyme have to say about learning and knowledge?
What you learn today will help you discover all the wonderful secrets of tomorrow.
What is the pun for senses in Chapter 18?
Census