Friends We Meet Along the Way
The main character of the book who thinks learning is a waste of time
Who is Milo?
A phrase that means something different than its literal meaning (for example: it's raining cats and dogs)
What is an idiom?
A place at the beginning of the book where the sun shines, the trees are plenty, and it is full of flowers
What is the land of Expectations?
What is the Phantom Tollbooth?
"Milo rushed into his room and flopped dejectedly into a chair, grumbling softly."
What does "dejectedly" mean?
What is sadly?
The watchdog that stops people from wasting time
Who is Tock?
Words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings
(for example: whether and weather)
What is a homophone?
A dark, gray, and quiet place where you may meet a Lethargian
What is the Doldrums?
When Milo gets stuck in the Doldrums he has to ________ to get out
What is think?
"Talking to that strange man won't get me anywhere. He's the most peculiar person I have ever met"
What does peculiar mean?
What is strange?
The narcissistic bug who thinks everyone loves him
Who is the Humbug?
"Good", "Benevolent", and "Superb" are examples of ________________
What is a synonym?
From the quote, identify the setting.
"Indeed it was, for as they approached, Milo could see crowds of people pushing and shouting their way among the stalls, buying and selling, trading and selling."
What is the Word Market?
In Dictionopolis, ________ and ________ get in a fight, resulting in Milo going to jail for six million years
Who are the Spelling Bee and the Humbug?
"Laughing is against the law. Don't you know the ordinance number 574381-W?"
What does ordinance mean?
What is a rule?
He is numerically "magical"
Who is the Mathmagician?
___________ is the clever or playful use of words.
What is wordplay?
From the quote, identify the setting:
" Once inside, they hurried down a long hallway, which glittered like chandeliers and echoed with their footsteps. The walls and ceiling were covered in mirrors, whose reflections danced dizzily along with them..."
What is the royal banquet/ King Azaz's palace?
After the disappearance of _______ and ________ the Lands Beyond is thrown into chaos
Who are the Princesses Rhyme and Reason?
"You must excuse my gruff conduct", the watchdog said, "but you see it's traditional for watchdogs to be ferocious."
What does gruff mean?
What is rough or rude?
There are five that advise King Azaz, but you must name one with his full title
Who is either the Duke of Definition, Earl of Essence, Minister of Meaning, Count of Connotation, or Undersecretary of Understanding
Dictionopolis comes from two words "diction" and "polis". What do these two words mean?
What is "to speak or write" and "Greek for city"?
From the quote, identify the setting:
"-a land to which many venture but few return, and whose evil demons slither..."
What are the Mountains of Ignorance?
What is the land of Null?
“All talking stopped. No words were sold, the market place closed down, and the people grew poor and disconsolate.”
What does disconsolate mean?
What is extremely sad or depressed?