Winter
We don’t like thinking or activity of any kind. We try to get Milo to stay with us, but Tock manages to help him escape.
Lethargians
I’m a boy who sees inside, through, and behind things, and I teach Milo about perspective. Plus, I grow down, not up
Alec Bings
Milo is lucky I joined him to rescue Rhyme & Reason. I believe I am very smart and brave, even if other people don’t.
Humbug
I was born a watchdog and I help Milo in all of his adventures. I hate it when people waste time!
Tock
Milo meets me in the forest when he’s lost. I’m the thinnest fat man in the world and the shortest giant in the world.
The Giant
I was sent to the dungeon after I stopped letting people use words. I’ll come out only when Rhyme and Reason return.
Faintly Macabre
I rule Digitopolis and carry a magical staff shaped like a pencil.
Mathemagician
I rule of the Valley of Sound, but I locked all sounds in the vaults because I didn’t like the sounds people were choosing
Soundkeeper
I rule Dictionopolis. I love words and think they’re much better than numbers!
King Azaz
We used to help solve people’s problems, but unfortunately our brothers banished us to the Castle in the Air.
He blocks the stairs to the Castle in the Air, asks the group many questions, and shows Milo a circus that isn’t there
Senses Taker
The faceless demon who gives Milo, Tock and the Humbug useless jobs that will take over 800 years to complete.
Terrible Trivium
The bird-shaped demon who took the words out of Milo’s mouth, and twisted the meanings of what he said.
Ever Present Word Snatcher
The shape-changing demon. It threatens to eat Milo, and it changes to match everyone and everything around it.
Gelatinous Giant
The demon who leads Milo & gang into a deep pit and claims to be quite huge, dangerous, and scary.
Demon of Insincerity
The name of the body of water that Humbug swims through, but never gets wet
Sea of Knowledge
The island that looks beautiful from far away, but ugly up close. It’s easy to get there, but hard to get back.
Conclusions
The place where the princesses are being held.
Castle in the Air
The kingdom ruled by King Azaz the Unabridged. Words and letters are most important
Dictionopolis
The land where the Mathemagician claims people can find the tallest, the shortest, the biggest, and smallest, the most and the least of everything.
Infinity
Explain how two gifts helped Milo on his rescue mission.
a box of all words from King Azaz, a telescope from Alec Bings to see things as they really are, and a magic staff (pencil) from the Mathemagician
Describe the city of Illusions, especially what makes it unique
a breathtakingly beautiful, shining city in the Forest of Sight that serves as a deceptive mirage, representing things that are visible but not real
Why did the city of Reality disappear?
its residents stopped paying attention to it and ceased to appreciate its beauty
How do people travel to the Island of Conclusions?
"jumping to conclusions"—making assumptions or decisions without sufficient information.
What problems did the princesses’ absence cause? What will be different now that they’ve returned (give more than one example)?
a lack of logic, communication, and harmony.