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The Phantom Tollbooth

Here is a chapter-wise list of the characters introduced in "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster:

Chapter 1: Milo

  • Milo: The protagonist, a bored and disinterested boy.

Chapter 2: Beyond Expectations

  • The Whether Man: A quirky character who explains the rules of Expectations.
  • Lethargarians: Lazy creatures who do nothing all day.

Chapter 3: Welcome to Dictionopolis

  • Tock: A watchdog with a clock in his body, who becomes Milo’s companion.
  • King Azaz's Cabinet Members: Overly verbose officials with unique speaking patterns.

Chapter 4: Confusion in the Market

  • Merchants in Dictionopolis: They sell words and letters in the marketplace.
  • The Spelling Bee: A giant bee who spells words aloud.
  • The Humbug: A pompous and self-important character who joins Milo and Tock.

Chapter 5: Short Shrift

  • Officer Shrift: A small but authoritative policeman, judge, and jailer.

Chapter 6: Faintly Macabre's Story

  • Faintly Macabre: The "Which," a pun on "witch," who tells Milo about the history of Wisdom.

Chapter 7: The Royal Banquet

  • King Azaz the Unabridged: The ruler of Dictionopolis and the advocate of words.

Chapter 8: The Humbug Volunteers

  • No new major characters are introduced, but the main quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason is established.

Chapter 9: It’s All in How You Look at Things

  • Alec Bings: A boy who sees through things and floats in the air because he grows downward.

Chapter 10: A Colorful Symphony

  • Chroma the Great: A conductor who leads an orchestra that paints the colors of the world.
  • Musicians: Part of Chroma’s orchestra.

Chapter 11: Dischord and Dynne

  • Dr. Dischord: A doctor who specializes in unpleasant sounds.
  • The Awful Dynne: Dr. Dischord’s assistant, a being made of loud, horrible noises.

Chapter 12: The Silent Valley

  • The Soundkeeper: A character who collects and keeps all sounds in her fortress.

Chapter 13: Unfortunate Conclusions

  • No new characters are introduced in this chapter.

Chapter 14: The Dodecahedron Leads the Way

  • The Dodecahedron: A mathematical character with 12 faces, each showing a different expression.

Chapter 15: This Way to Infinity

  • The Mathemagician: The ruler of Digitopolis, a land of numbers and math.

Chapter 16: A Very Dirty Bird

  • The Everpresent Wordsnatcher: A bird who takes words out of context and misinterprets them.

Chapter 17: Unwelcoming Committee

  • Terrible Trivium: A demon of petty tasks.
  • Demon of Insincerity: A creature that misleads Milo and his friends.
  • Gelatinous Giant: A demon afraid of new ideas.

Chapter 18: Castle in the Air

  • Princess Rhyme and Princess Reason: Wise sisters who are imprisoned in the Castle in the Air.
  • The Senses Taker: A demon who tries to distract travelers with irrelevant questions.

Chapter 19: The Return of Rhyme and Reason

  • No new characters are introduced, but the mission to bring Rhyme and Reason back is fulfilled.

Chapter 20: Goodbye and Hello

  • The characters met throughout the journey bid farewell to Milo as he returns home.

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