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Bonus points
100

Who is the boy who didn't know what to do with himself?

Milo

100

Where was Milo's first stop?

the Land of Expectations

100

What is the definition of peculiar?

Abnormal or different from the usual expectation.

100

What did Milo think was a great waste of time?

Seeking knowledge

100

How is Mayor McQuitter used as wordplay?

Mayor McQuiiter doesn't care about anything or anyone and is always quitting.

200

Who is the first character Milo meets in the Land of Beyond?

The Whether Man

200

What is the name of the metropolis that King Azaz ruled?

Dictionopolis

200

What is the definition of monotonous?

sounded or spoken in a repetitious tone

200

What is special about the Lethargians?

They are the exact color as what they are on.

200

Turn this into a show not tell...


Tock was excited.

Answers vary.

300

What is Tock's brother's name?

Tick

300

What is the name of the place that sells words?

The Wordmarket

300

What is the definition of juxtaposition?

Placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect.

300

What did the Whether Man lose and wants returned?

his way

300

Where is the prepositional phrase?

I run in the morning?

"in the morning"
400

Who sentenced Milo 6 million years in jail?

Officer Short Shrift

400

Were did Officer Short Shrift send Milo and Tock?

the dungeon

400

what is the definition of precautionary?

advance protection against possible danger

400

What 4 things are sold in the marketplace?

Letters, excuses, synonyms and antonyms

400

Who is the author of the book?

Norton Juster

500

What is the names of the kings advisers?

The Duke of Definition, the Minister of Meaning, the Earl of Essence, the Count of Connotation, the Undersecretary of Understanding

500

How does Milo get out of the Doldrums?

He has to start thinking.

500

What is the definition of surreal?

Bizarre,  weird or eerie, very strange or unsual.

500

What were the 3 words that Milo wanted to buy?

quagmire, flabbergast,upholstery

500

Who illustrated the book?

Jules Feiffer