Characters
A young, bored boy with too much time.
The MAIN character, Milo
"Too often, we do something simply because time tells us to."
Tock
Who is the author of The Phantom Tollbooth?
Norton Juster
At the end of the novel, Milo blames himself for all the MISTAKES that have occurred on his journey. The princess, Reason explains to Milo that, "you must never feel badly about making mistakes." What is Milo to learn from making a mistake?
Milo is to learn that making a mistake is normal, "as long as you take the trouble to learn from the mistake...for you often learn more by being wrong for the right reasons than it is being right for the wrong reasons."
To, two and too...are examples of HOMOPHONES. What is a homophone?
Homophones are words that sound the SAME, but have different SPELLINGS and MEANINGS.
The King of Dictionopolis who feels that words are better than numbers. What is his FULL NAME.
King Azaz the Unabridged
What is the one sense that the Senses Taker cannot take from Milo?
A sense of humor.
What does Dr. Dischord give to Milo because he has no use for that item anymore?
The sound of laughter.
Country, nation, state, commonwealth, realm, empire, palatinate, principality. What types of words are all of these?
These words are SYNONYMS of one another. Words with the same meaning.
Had 12 faces with 12 different expressions.
The Dodecahedron
What tool does the Terrible Trivium give to Milo so that he may move a pile of sand? And, how long, after Milo's calucation would it take to complete this task?
A pair of tweezers and 837 years.
What do we call conversation among characters (in general)?
Dialogue
The two princesses, Sweet Rhyme and Pure Reason were banished to the Castle in the Air by their two brothers, but were extremely important to the people living in Wisdom. What was the important role of the two princesses?
Sweet Rhyme and Pure Reason kept order in the Land of Wisdom.
Why were the Princesses banished from the Land of Wisdom?
The Princesses said that numbers and letters were "equally important" to one another.
In what land does Milo meet the horrible demons like that of the Wordsnatcher and the Gelantinous Giant?
Land of Ignorance/Mountains of Ignorance
Name TWO items that was in the package Milo received at the beginning of the play.
One turnpike tollbooth, three precautionary signs, assorted coins for paying tolls, one map, one book of rules and traffic regulations.
The Humbug accompanies the dog and the young boy on their trip through the Land of Reason. There is something that the Humbug loves to receive from other people. What is it?
People's love, admiration and attention; the Humbug loves to be, "the center of attention".