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Quiz about The Phantom Tollbooth
Quiz about The Phantom Tollbooth

The Phantom Tollbooth Trivia Quiz


This quiz is on a great book, "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster!

A multiple-choice quiz by adambrundell. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
adambrundell
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
299,918
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
327
Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (7/10), Guest 173 (8/10), Guest 205 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was Milo's main problem at the start of the book? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What gift suddenly appeared in Milo's bedroom? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How did Milo get stuck in the Doldrums? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. After Officer Shrift sentences Milo to six million years in prison; who did Milo meet there? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What was unusual about Alec Bings? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Chroma the Great asked Milo to wake him up at exactly 5:23 a.m to conduct the sunrise, but what did Milo do a minute before? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these demons do Milo and his friends meet first when they entered the Mountains of Ignorance? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was the name of the castle where Rhyme and Reason were kept? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The tollbooth had disappeared from Milo's room when he came home from school ready for a new adventure.


Question 10 of 10
10. Milo was still bored at the end of the book.



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Feb 23 2024 : Guest 75: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was Milo's main problem at the start of the book?

Answer: He was bored with everything.

Milo thought learning was a waste of time and he couldn't see the point of any kind of knowledge.
2. What gift suddenly appeared in Milo's bedroom?

Answer: pieces to assemble a tollbooth, signs, coins, a map, and a book of rules and regulations

He assembled the tollbooth from the kit and went to the Doldrums and Dictionopolis.
3. How did Milo get stuck in the Doldrums?

Answer: He wasn't thinking.

He chose the wrong road and ended up in the Doldrums.
4. After Officer Shrift sentences Milo to six million years in prison; who did Milo meet there?

Answer: The Which

The Which turned out to be the King's great aunt whose job it was to pick which words to use.
5. What was unusual about Alec Bings?

Answer: He started at the height he is going to be when he is an adult and grows down to the ground instead of up.

Alec floated around above Milo and his friends.
6. Chroma the Great asked Milo to wake him up at exactly 5:23 a.m to conduct the sunrise, but what did Milo do a minute before?

Answer: He conducted the sunrise himself and all the colors got mixed up.

In just that few minutes a week went by thanks to the rapid sunrises and sunsets but no one noticed.
7. Which of these demons do Milo and his friends meet first when they entered the Mountains of Ignorance?

Answer: The Terrible Trivium

They went there to save Rhyme and Reason.
8. What was the name of the castle where Rhyme and Reason were kept?

Answer: The Castle in the Air

There was only a very thin ladder leading to the Castle in the Air!
9. The tollbooth had disappeared from Milo's room when he came home from school ready for a new adventure.

Answer: True

He really wanted to make another trip but the tollbooth had already gone to someone who needed the help.
10. Milo was still bored at the end of the book.

Answer: False

Milo was very excited about all the things to do and couldn't wait to learn new things.
Source: Author adambrundell

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