16. A Very Dirty Bird
Answer the following questions on the document provided.
Use complete sentences and include the page number when necessary.
1. Give the meaning of the idiom “make ends meet”.
2. Which subject did Milo have trouble with at school?
3. When the boy talked about "an average family" what does this mean?
4. Discuss two ways in which averages can be useful.
5. What lesson does the half-boy teach Milo?
6. What is the only thing according to the Mathemagician that you can do easily?
7. How does Milo convince the Mathemagician to agree to allow them to rescue Rhyme and Reason?
8. How did the Mathemagician transport Milo, Tock and the Humbug to the edge of Digitopolis?
9. What gift does the Mathemagician give to Milo?
10. How does the author describe the wind and air in the Mountains of Ignorance?
11. What does the author compare the bird to exactly?
12. Where is the Everpresent Wordsnatcher from? Where does the bird spend most of its time?
13. The author uses wordplay with a play on the words “out of context”. Explain.
14. What is the figurative meaning of the phrase “out of context”?
15. Explain three instances from the chapter "A Very Dirty Bird" to show how homophones are used in context.
16. What is the meaning of the idiom “take the words right out of your mouth”?
17. What is the meaning of the phrase “blank expression”?
18. Which three tasks does the pleasant man give Milo, Tock and the Humbug?
19. “Milo, Tock and the Humbug worked hour after hour after hour after hour after hour after hour after hour –” Mention and explain the author’s craft used in this sentence. Why did he write this paragraph in this way?
