Phantom Tollbooth Chapter 8 and 9

According to the Humbug, the trip to rescue the princesses would be....

• simple

• fun and enjoyable experience

• impossible

• very challenging

Who did Milo and the others meet in Point of View?

• Alec Bings

• a terrible monster

• Rhyme and Reason

• Chroma the Great

Who would "guide" Milo and Tock on their perilous journey to the Castle in the Air?

• Faintly Macabre

• The Spelling Bee

• King Azaz

• The Humbug

Before they left Dictionopolis, King Azaz presented Milo with_________.

• a torch to light the darkness

• a special box of words

• a detailed road map

• a letter to give to the Mathemagician

Milo was a bit hesitant about the trip since_________.

• he worried that the Spelling Bee might try and make trouble.

• he was not sure that the box of words would be much help.

• it would be quite perilous, or dangerous.

• he would not be able to call for help.

What was so unique, or special, about Alec Bings?

• He floated in the air and grew down instead of up.

• He was the tallest boy that Milo had ever seen.

• Alec only spoke using adjectives.

• Alec was the only person that knew the safest route to the Castle in the Air.

According to Alec, _______________.

• his point of view would change since his head was always in the same place.

• he would always "see" things the same way since his head was always in the same place.

• point of view is not very important.

• how a person sees things is always how another person sees things.

Alec Bings, the boy from Point of View, had a special ability. He could_____.

• see under things.

• see around things.

• see to things.

• see through things.

Based on Milo's conversation with Alec Bings, he learned that ___.

• everyone grew the same exact way in Point of View.

• not many people grow down in Point of View.

• some people grew with their legs up in Point of View.

• Alec was the only person in Point of View to grow down.