Guiding Questions

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

1. Describe Milo.

2. What is a tollbooth?

Chapter 2

1. Describe the Lethargians?

2. How did Milo get out of the Doldrums?

3. Who helped him get out of the Doldrums?

Chapter 3

1. Where are words grown in the land of Dictionopolis?

Chapter 4

1. Where did Milo see the Spelling Bee?

2. What did the Spelling Bee do with the words he said?

3. Who did the Spelling Bee fight within the marketplace?

Chapter 5

1. Why did Milo go to prison?

2. Who was a prisoner with Milo?

3. What kind of witch was she?

4. Why is the Which in the dungeon?

Chapter 6

1. Who are Rhyme and Reason?

2. How is the Which ever going to be free of the dungeon?

3. How do Milo and Tock escape the dungeon?

Chapter 7

1. What did the palace of Dictionopolis look like?

2. Describe King Azaz.

3. During the banquet, why did everyone give a speech about food?

Chapter 8

1. How did the king feel about the idea of getting back Rhyme and Reason?

2. Who did the Humbug and King Azaz think would be fitting to go on the quest to bring back the princesses?

3. What was the gift King Azaz gave Milo to help him on his journey to the Castle in the Air?

4. Who else went on the journey to the Castle in the Air with Milo and Tock?

Chapter 9

1. Describe Alec Bings.

2. How was Milo able to float in the air next to Alec?

Chapter 10

1. What is a symphony orchestra?

2. Who is a conductor of the orchestra?

3. What did the symphony orchestra play the evening Milo and Tock watched it with Alec?

Chapter 11

1. What happened when Milo decided to not wake Chroma and tried to lead the symphony by himself?

2. What gift did Alec give to Milo to help him on his journey?

3. What is an old apothecary shop like?

4. What does the Doctor of Dissonance specialize in?

Chapter 12

1. Why is the Valley of Sound so horrifying?

2. Why is the Valley of Sound silent?

3. How did Milo get a sound out of the fortress of sound?

Chapter 13

1. What did the Soundkeeper give to Milo and his friends to assist them on their journey to saving Rhyme and Reason?

2. How did the friends get to the Island of Conclusions?

3. How did the friends get off of the Island of Conclusions?

Chapter 14

1. What’s a Dodecahedron?

2. Where did the people of Digitopolis get their numbers from?

3. How did the Mathemagician feel about the jewels and gems the miners dug up?

Chapter 15

1. What is subtraction stew?

2. What did Milo find out about the longest and smallest number in the world?

Chapter 16

1. What gift did the Mathemagician give Milo to help him on his way?

2. What tasks did the elegant man with no facial features ask the friends to do?

Chapter 17

1. Who is Terrible Trivium?

2. What does insincerity mean?

Chapter 18

1. What broke the spell the friends were under while with the Senses Taker and looking at the circus?

2. How did everyone get out of the Castle in the Air when the demons cut the stairway loose and the castle was floating off into space?

Chapter 19

1. How did everyone react when Milo brought the princesses back to the land?

Chapter 20

1. When Milo got back home, how long had he been gone on his adventure?

2. Why had the tollbooth disappeared from Milo’s apartment?