Vocabulary
Minor Characters
Major Characters
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Comprehension
100
A public and official announcement.
What is a proclamation.
100
Alec Bings floats for this reason.
What is he thinks like and has the perspective of a grown-up.
100
He wrote The Phantom Tollbooth.
What is Norton Juster.
100
This is an average family.
What is father, mother, 2.58 children
200
An authoritative rule or law.
What is an ordinance.
200
This is the name of the character Milo meets, who repeats himself constantly and greets Milo with an extravagant greeting.
What is the Whether Man.
200
This is how Milo gets out of the Doldrums.
What is he uses his imagination.
200
This is when the writer makes direct statements about the character and tells what the character is like.
What is direct characterization.
200
This is where Milo meets Tock.
What is in The Doldrums.
300
Capable of being heard.
What is audible.
300
This is the name of the first demon Milo meets.
What is the Everpresent Wordsnatcher.
300
This is how Milo, Tock, and the Humbug escape the Terrible Trivium.
What is Milo figures out how long the tasks will take.
300
These two parts make up the exposition.
What is the setting and the characters.
300
This is why Azaz and the Mathemagician banish Rhyme and Reason to the Castle in the Sky.
What is they said letters and numbers were equally important.
400
Evil or harm; threatening.
What is ominous.
400
This is the demon that talked non-stop about every subject.
What is the Overbearing Know-It-All
400
This is what Chroma asked Milo to do before he went to sleep.
What is wake up Chroma at 5:23 and watch the orchestra.
400
This is the process of drawing conclusions based on information in the text and prior knowledge.
What is making inferences.
400
This is the one thing the Senses Take can't get from Milo.
What is his sense of humor.
500
An evil spirit; a demon, dastardly person.
What is fiend.
500
This is what the Mathemagician gives Milo as a gift.
What is a small version of his own magic staff.
500
This is how the Humbug accompanies Milo and Tock on their quest to save Rhyme and Reason (3 ways)
What is 1) He tries to take credit for the idea 2) He shamelessly sucks up to King Azaz 3) He takes both sides in the argument about whether it could be done.
500
This is when the writer reveals information about a character and his personality through that character's thoughts, words, and actions, along with how other characters respond to that character, including what they think and say about him.
What is indirect characterization.
500
The city of Reality is unique for this reason.
What is it is invisible.
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