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What would the MOST LIKELY outcome of a student turning in homework based on the MISAPPREHENSION of the assignment?
The homework would be incorrect or inaccurate.
What is it illegal to do in the Doldrums?
Think and Laugh
Which word BEST describes Milo at the beginning of Act 1?
Bored
Merchant 4: "A is one of our bestsellers but the X tastes like a trunkful of stale air." What is the most likely reason the "A" sells better than the "X" ?
A's are used in many more words than X's are.
In Act 1, why does Azaz give Milo a box of letters of the alphabet?
So that Milo can make words to help overcome obstacles.
Milo learns that "failing to think means you get nowhere" in the Doldrums. Which line supports this?
People who don't pay attention often get stuck in the Doldrums.
At the beginning of Act 1, what does the package that Milo opens contain?
A tollbooth
At the end of Act 1, the travelers hear a loud noise. What prediction can you make?
Milo will have more strange adventures.
What did the gardener most likely mean when she said, "I SURMISE that a rabbit has eaten the lettuce?"
The gardener used CLUES to guess that a rabbit had eaten the lettuce.
Most of the characters in Act 1 love knowledge and words. Which of the characters lack that feeling?
Humbug
Milo is on a trip to new lands. True or False
True
Milo goes to "Dictionopolis" and finds the land of expectations. T or F
True
