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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lost in the Funhouse.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ambrose imagine about his work when he is an adult?
(a) He will be very famous in his line of work
(b) It will be work that will impress Magda
(c) It will be something only super intelligent people can do
(d) It will help to save the world

2. When Ambrose’s father was a young teen how did his family go on vacation?
(a) They usually took a bus
(b) By train
(c) They did not take vacations away from home
(d) By car

3. What does the narrator say is irrelevant in a story about a fun house?
(a) Where the fun house is located
(b) How long it takes standing in line at the fun house
(c) How much it costs to enter the fun house
(d) Details about a drive to the fun house

4. To what does the narrator compare winding parts of the funhouse?
(a) A labyrinth
(b) A mouse maze
(c) A whelk shell
(d) A slinky toy

5. What literary device does the narrator say diving into the swimming pool could be?
(a) A metaphor
(b) A symbol
(c) Irony
(d) A narrative contrivance

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is a symptom of nervous tension?

2. What does Ambrose imagine doing with his family years after he is lost in the funhouse?

3. What kind of car is the family taking to Ocean City?

4. What does Ambrose realize when he is the first person through the tumble-barrel room?

5. What does Peter say is the reason Uncle Karl wants to go to the beach?

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