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Phantom Tollbooth

Phantom Tollbooth . Act I Study Session. Write the word that defines…. Author of the play Message the author is telling through the play Larger divisions or units of a play Smaller divisions of action of a play Words the characters say Problem between two characters or forces

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Phantom Tollbooth

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  1. Phantom Tollbooth Act I Study Session

  2. Write the word that defines… • Author of the play • Message the author is telling through the play • Larger divisions or units of a play • Smaller divisions of action of a play • Words the characters say • Problem between two characters or forces • Movable items used by actors

  3. Sets of bracketed information that tell what the stage or characters look like and how the characters should move or speak • Brief statement that presents the main idea of a piece of writing • The performer who takes on a role in the play • Construction onstage that suggests time and place of the action • People or animals who take part in the action of a play. They are not necessarily real humans.

  4. Ignorance misapprehension precautionaryferocious consideration unabridged • Lack of knowledge or education • Done to prevent harm or danger • Careful thought or attention • Wild and dangerous • Complete; not shortened • misunderstanding

  5. A boy “who never knows what to do with himself.” • Ruler of Dictionopolis • Ruler of Digitopolis • They speak in synonyms- one after another • Occasionally spells out long words to impress others • a ferocious watchdog • Someone you can’t trust who exaggerates his importance • Repeats words many times- his job is to hurry things along • Lazy people who waste time, then dilly and dally, then take an early midmorning nap

  6. Where do the Lethargarians live? • A. Doldrums • B. Digitopolis • C. Dictionopolis • D. Land of Ignorance

  7. Milo thinks that talking to the Whether Man will get him • A. To the castle in the air • B. Stuck in the Doldrums • C. Nowhere • D. To King Azaz’s banquet

  8. Why were Rhyme and Reason banished to the Castle-in-the Air? • A. They could not agree on whether words or numbers were more important • B. They insisted that their brothers stop fighting • C. They tried to take over the Kingdom of Dictionopolis • D. They proclaimed that words and numbers were equally important

  9. Why do the speeches at the Word Banquet consist of foods? • A. Everyone must eat his or her own words. • B. All they think about in Dictionopolis is food. • C. King Azaz, who is very portly, likes food. • D. They have nothing else to talk about.

  10. Who is an impostor, i-m-p-o-s-t-o-r? • A. Tock • B. King Azaz • C. The Spelling Bee • D. The Humbug

  11. Who is a most peaceful bug that had part time work in bonnets? • A. The Humbug • B. The Jitterbug • C. The Spelling Bee • D. The Lady Bug

  12. What three things does dialogue show? • Character • Setting • Action

  13. What does this piece of dialogue show? • Well, it doesn’t matter anyway. Dictionopolis. That’s a weird name. I might as well go there.

  14. What does this piece of dialogue show? • This is Dictionopolis, a happy kingdom, advantageously located in the foothills of Confusion and caressed by gentle breezes for the Sea of Knowledge.

  15. What does this piece of dialogue show? • Do you mind if I get in? I love automobile rides.

  16. What does this piece of dialogue show? • Milo: What kind of place is Dictionopolis anyway? • Tock: It’s where all the words in the world come from. It used to be a marvelous place, but ever since Rhyme and Reason left, it hasn’t been the same.

  17. The Phantom Tollbooth is most remarkable for its use of • A. Talking animals • B. Language • C. Numbers • D. Time

  18. Whom does Milo first meet at the Word Market? • A. Tock • B. The Spelling Bee • C. Humbug • D. King Azaz

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