Thursday, April 25, 2013

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

Chapters 1 -2
Explain the double meaning of the Whether Man and the Watchdog.

Vocabulary:
dejectedly (11)
cartographer (13)
peculiar (20)
lethargy (24)
unethical (24)

Chapters 3 - 4
Detail what we know of the Humbug at this point.  (Double meaning of name, his actions, declarations, etc.)

Vocabulary:
disrepute (34)
timid (42)
audible (44)
quagmire (47)
adept (53)

Chapters 5 - 6
Why were Rhyme and Reason banished?

Vocabulary:
ambition (65)
macabre (67)
brevity (67)
vow (73)
banish (77)

Chapters 7 - 8
List the food puns from Chapter 7, and the real food items they are mimicking.

Vocabulary:
eager (90)
repast (92)
ignorance (97)
speculate (100)

Chapters 9 - 10
What message is the Giant/Midget/Thin/Fat man communicating to Milo?

Vocabulary:
scenic (102)
overlook (107)
reality (115)
conductor (121)
serenade (125)

Chapters 11 - 12
Why does the Soundkeeper not share sounds with others?

Vocabulary:
solitary (128)
frantic (129)
dissonance (133)
abolish (149)
inquire (151)

Chapters 13 - 14
Why does the Dodecahedron think numbers are the most important thing on Earth?  Examples.

Vocabulary:
ominous (161)
nourishment (164)
scold (174)
vast (178)
fondness (180)

Chapters 15 - 16
What is the power of the Everpresent Wordsnatcher?  Please provide examples and explanations from the text.

Vocabulary:
immense (184)
magnitude (189)
precise (195)
nonchalantly (200)

Chapters 17 - 18
Explain the power of the Senses Taker.  How does Milo break free?

Vocabulary:
menacing (213)
accurate (215)
insincerity (217)
quill (226)
bliss (229)

Chapters 19 - 20
What is the reader supposed to learn from this book?

Vocabulary:
anguish (242)
exploits (248)
abrupt (254)
assurance (255)

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