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The Phantom Tollbooth
by
Norton Juster
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Summary
Chapter Summaries
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Chapter 2 Summary
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Chapter 4 Summary
Chapter 5 Summary
Chapter 6 Summary
Chapter 7 Summary
Chapter 8 Summary
Chapter 9 Summary
Chapter 10 Summary
Chapter 11 Summary
Chapter 12 Summary
Chapter 13 Summary
Chapter 14 Summary
Chapter 15 Summary
Chapter 16 Summary
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The Phantom Tollbooth Questions and Answers
Why did Milo recieve an unusual package?
Why is it fitting that Milo's journey started with the Land of Expectations?
In The Phantom Tollbooth, what does King Azaz and the mathmagician tell Milo after he returns?
What is dictionopolis?
What did Milo think was the greatest waste of time? Why?
What is Tock's job in The Phantom Tollbooth?
What is the difference between witch and Which in The Phantom Tollbooth?
What does the Spelling Bee do with the words he says?
Describe the Clock's attitude about time.
What was the name of the soup called that made Milo hungry in Digitoplis?
In The Phantom Tollbooth, what does Milo discover when King Azaz calls for his guests to each give a speech?
How is Faintly Macrebre's story an allegory?
What kind of tortous tasks does the terrible Trivium give Milo, Tock, and the Humbug? Why do you think trivil tasks are so terrible? What kind of torturous tasks does the Terrible Trivium give Milo, Tock, and the Humbug?
In The Phantom Tollbooth, why does the watchman finally decide to let Milo and Tock into Dictionopilis?
In The Phantom Tollboth, why does Faintly Macabre only have punctuation marks left to eat?
Who are the characters in The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster?
What do the Lethargians do in the Doldrums?
After reading the entire novel The Phantom Tollbooth, what do you think was Milo's problem in the beginning? Give evidence to support your answer.
Should Milo have opened the package in The Phantom Tollbooth?
What did Milo tell Tock that he wanted to do if they ever got out of prison?
Provide a summary of chapter 5.
Who was the king of Dictionopolis?
What is unusual about Tock in The Phantom Tollbooth?
In The Phantom Tollbooth,was it right for Milo to hide that a week had gone by?
Explain how the writer humorously emphasizes the importance of using the correct words in the right order.
In The Phantom Tollbooth, what are three things that are crazy because Rhyme and Reason are gone?