Question
Read this passage from The Phantom Tollbooth.
"Dictionopolis," read Milo slowly when he saw what his finger had chosen. "Oh, well, I might as well go there as anywhere."
By making Milo's destination Dictionopolis, the author most uses wordplay to emphasize the importance of
unusual events in the story.
magical settings in the story.
multiple word meanings in the story.
realistic literary elements in the story.
"Dictionopolis," read Milo slowly when he saw what his finger had chosen. "Oh, well, I might as well go there as anywhere."
By making Milo's destination Dictionopolis, the author most uses wordplay to emphasize the importance of
unusual events in the story.
magical settings in the story.
multiple word meanings in the story.
realistic literary elements in the story.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is **multiple word meanings in the story**. Dictionopolis, a place associated with words and language, highlights the significance of wordplay and the exploration of different meanings, which is a central theme in "The Phantom Tollbooth."