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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 did Ambrose do at his Boy Scout initiation ceremony?
(a) Pretended to be moved
(b) Fell into the fire and burned his shoes
(c) Sang the Boy Scout song by himself
(d) Told the leader that he did not like scouting

2. What does Ambrose imagine is at the end of the boardwalk in the future when he comes here with his family?
(a) A sign that talks of his famous writings that began in the funhouse
(b) A few derelict amusements
(c) He imagines seeing the operator’s daughter for the first time
(d) A monument to his suffering in the funhouse

3. What does the narrator suggest may be the name of the bay instead of Assawoman Bay?
(a) Chesapeake Bay
(b) Sinepuxent
(c) East Bay
(d) Oleander Bay

4. What does the narrator say is the primary function of the middle of a story?
(a) The middle of a story contains the climax so the end can finish with the resolution
(b) To delay the climax
(c) He is uncertain what the function should be
(d) He does not think there is a function to the middle of a story, only the beginning and end.

5. Why is Ambrose embarrassed when he hands the funhouse ticket woman money for him and Magda?
(a) He thinks the woman knows why he is going inside with Magda
(b) He accidentally gives her his name coin
(c) He is not embarrassed at the entrance
(d) He does not have enough money

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the children decide to do instead of enter the funhouse?

2. What does Ambrose see through the shoulders of Magda’s sundress when she leans forward to look for the Towers?

3. What does Ambrose’s mother do for Uncle Karl in the car while they are driving to Ocean City?

4. What does Ambrose wonder about himself when he thinks of scouting?

5. Where are the electrical towers of the power plant located?

(see the answer key)

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