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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’s father say about the way his family takes vacations?
(a) It is easier
(b) It is more difficult
(c) It is more interesting
(d) It is a sign of the deterioration of American life

2. What does the narrator say is an image an author might use when writing a story about Ocean City during World War II?
(a) Patrols on the beach
(b) Sailors pulling their girls under the boardwalk
(c) Sailors on leave playing in the arcades
(d) The oil on the ocean

3. What does the narrator say to count a generation in years?
(a) Twenty-five years
(b) Thirty-five years
(c) Thirty years
(d) Twenty years

4. What does Uncle Karl keep in the empty cigar box?
(a) Pictures of famous actresses
(b) Looses screws and bolts
(c) Chisels
(d) Poker chips

5. What does Ambrose imagine doing if he gets out of the funhouse on his own?
(a) Going to the swimming pool
(b) Strolling up behind his family and pretending he’s been out for hours
(c) Going to the family car and taking a nap
(d) Sneaking up on Peter and pushing Peter into the pool

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Peter leave the game of Niggers and Masters that he, Ambrose, and Magda were playing?

2. What does the narrator say a man could do with a mannequin?

3. What does Ambrose wish for at the end of the story?

4. Over what does Ambrose’s mother chide his father?

5. What does Ambrose’s father do for a living?

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