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From the Phantom Tollbooth, Act I

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Which word BEST describes Milo at the beginning of Act 1?
    Bored
  • 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.
  • Reason: "Words and numbers are of equal value, for in the cloak of knowledge, one is the warp and the other is the woof." Rhyme: "It is no more important to count the sands than it is to name the stars." What do these lines show about th
    They are sensible and are able to agree about things
  • 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.
  • What is it illegal to do in the Doldrums?
    Think and Laugh
  • 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.
  • Milo learns that "failing to think means you get nowhere" in the Doldrums.
    People who don't pay attention often get stuck in the Doldrums
  • What does this quote from the story give you information about? Milo: "What kind of place is Dictionopolis, anyway?" Tock: "It's where all the words in the world come from. It used to be a marvelous place, but ever since Rhyme and Reason l
    settings
  • Most of the characters in Act 1 love knowledge and words. Which of the characters lack that feeling?
    Humbug
  • In Act 1 what does the dialogue below give you information about? Lethargarian 1: "At 8:00 we get up and then we spend from 8 to 9 daydreaming."
    Character