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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 do after he pushes his glasses up on his nose while the family is driving?
(a) Coughs
(b) Drops his hand on the seat behind Magda
(c) Sneezes
(d) Drops his hand into Magda’s lap

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

3. What does Ambrose think is happening every minute under the Atlantic Ocean?
(a) Mammals are bearing babies
(b) Millions of animals are eating one another
(c) Sharks are swimming with dolphins
(d) Fishes are mating

4. What does Ambrose decide the daughter of the funhouse operator, who hears his stories, will think of Ambrose?
(a) That he must be slightly loony
(b) That he is a strange boy
(c) That she hopes he does not decide to write for a living
(d) That he has a truly great imagination

5. In Ambrose’s imagination, what does Uncle Karl tease Ambrose about on the drive home from Ocean City?
(a) Finding his way through the funhouse with a blind Negro girl
(b) Running out from under the boardwalk looking terrified
(c) Loosing Magda and the chance to kiss her in the funhouse
(d) Getting lost in the funhouse

Short Answer Questions

1. Why might an author in fiction delete a name and use a blank for it?

2. What does the narrator call the diagram that represents conventional dramatic narrative?

3. What is Magda doing while she leans forward in her seat after spotting the Towers?

4. What does the narrator say is the best thing to do when lost?

5. What does the narrator suggest may be the name of the bay instead of Assawoman Bay?

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