19. The Return of Rhyme and Reason
1. What was it that the two kings did not want Milo to know before he set out to rescue the princesses? Why did they not want him to know this?
2. Describe the following demons and explain what they each represent.
The Threadbare Excuse
the Triple Demons of Compromise
The Horrible Hopping Hindsight
The Gorgons of Hate and Malice
The Overbearing Know-it-all
The Gross Exaggeration
Dilemma
3. Explain the idea or THEME
What you can do is often simply a matter of what you will do" (247)
4. Explain why the humbug seemed embarrassed by all he attention. What's happened to his character? (247)
5. Explain what Azaz and The Mathemagician told Milo after they returned from saving the princess. What does it mean to you? (247) "So many things are possible just as long as you don't know they're impossible."
6. "Milo suddenly remember his home. He wanted very much to go back, yet somehow he could not bear the thought of leaving" (249) Explain this passage.
7. King Azaz thanks Milo "for what you've taught us." Explain what you believe he taught the people of the Kingdom of Wisdom. (252)