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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 reminding his wife of when he is old and gray?
(a) His youthful passions
(b) How he has been a success
(c) How he could not have won a Nobel prize without her
(d) How his wife is the real force behind his work

2. What did Ambrose feel during Magda enacting her punishment?
(a) Very powerful
(b) He could not quit laughing
(c) He felt like he loved everyone
(d) An odd detachment

3. How does Peter get into the swimming pool?
(a) He makes a swan dive
(b) He goes down the ladder
(c) He lies down at the side and rolls into the water
(d) He cannonballs into the pool

4. What does Ambrose tell Magda is the reason he is limping?
(a) His foot fell asleep in the car
(b) He twisted his ankle
(c) He has a pebble in his shoe
(d) He stubbed his toe

5. Why have Ambrose and his family come to Ocean City?
(a) There is a death in the family
(b) On vacation
(c) To visit his grandparents
(d) To gamble

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ambrose imagine about his work when he is an adult?

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

3. What will Ambrose tell his son when his son becomes thirteen years old?

4. Why does Ambrose keep his hand on the seat behind Magda?

5. What does the narrator say is an image an author might use when writing a story about Ocean City during World War II?

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