The Phantom Tollbooth quiz: 10 questions by Abigail Adams

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The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. Ten Questions.

What is the first place Milo comes to after he drives through the Tollbooth?

Dictionopolis
Digitopolis
Expectations
Point of View

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Why is everything silent in the Valley of Sound?

The Soundkeeper abolished sound
No one there likes sounds
The Awful Dynne stole all the sounds
No one there knows about sound

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Which one of these things did the Humbug say?

"Just because you have a choice, it doesn't mean that any of them has to be right."
"A slavish concern for the composition of words is the sign of a bankrupt intellect."
"I wouldn't have asked you to do it if I thought it was important."
"A seven is a seven anywhere in the world."

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Which of these things does officer Shrift NOT accuse Milo of?

Stealing letters
Forgetting his birthday
Upsetting the applecart
Having a dog with an unauthorized alarm

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What is the difference between the city of Reality and the city of Illusions?

You can see Reality, but you can't see Illusions
You can see Illusions, but you can't see Reality
You can see Illusions in the daytime and Reality at night
There is no difference

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Which of these characters is not in The Phantom Tollbooth?

The Undersecretary of Understanding
The Threadbare Excuse
The Gross Exaggeration
The Prince of Punctuation

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What wisdom is imparted to Milo by Rhyme and Reason?

Everyone has his own point of view
It's okay to make mistakes
Silence is golden
You can lose too much time jumping to conclusions

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Why was Faintly Macabre cast into the dungeon?

She collapsed the economy in Dictionopolis
She forgot officer Shrift's birthday
She kidnapped Rhyme and Reason
She consorted with the king's enemies

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Why is every road five miles from digitopolis?

Eddies in the space-time continuum
It's the only sign they've got
It all depends on how you look at things
The roads all start in the land of Infinity

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What is it about the Terrible Trivium that strikes the travellers as odd?

He is mute
He is a bird
He has no definite shape
He has no facial features

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