Which character keeps sounds safe and preserves them?

• A. The Soundkeeper
• B. The Senses Taker
• C. The Everprest Wordsnatcher
• D. Chroma the Great

Answer: (A)

Safeguarding sounds is what this character does. In The Phantom Tollbooth, the Soundkeeper keeps every sound safe by locking them away in a vault, preserving them for future listening. This role is all about preserving auditory events—collecting, storing, and making them retrievable when someone wants to hear them again. Because the question asks who keeps sounds safe and preserves them, the Soundkeeper is the best fit. Other figures in the story deal with different things: the Senses Taker drains away the senses, the Everpresent Wordsnatcher snatches words, and Chroma the Great focuses on color and words rather than sounds. The key idea here is that preservation of sound specifically points to the Soundkeeper.