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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 the narrator say should be the middle of a story about being lost in a fun house?
(a) He does not say what should be in the middle
(b) The middle should start when the main character gets lost
(c) The narrator thinks there should be no set beginning, middle and end in a story
(d) All the relevant facts between going into the house and getting lost

2. What does Ambrose see through the shoulders of Magda’s sundress when she leans forward to look for the Towers?
(a) Nothing
(b) Two straps on each shoulder under the sun dress
(c) One strap on each shoulder under the sun dress
(d) The shoulders of an extra blouse she is wearing

3. What kind of car is the family taking to Ocean City?
(a) 1938 Ford station wagon
(b) 1940 Plymouth Valiant
(c) 1936 LaSalle sedan
(d) 1937 Ford Cabriolet

4. What do Peter and Magda do while Ambrose’s father is searching for Ambrose?
(a) Go under the boardwalk and make out
(b) Go swimming
(c) Eat French fries
(d) Play another game on the boardwalk

5. What does Uncle Karl do for a living?
(a) Is a masonry contractor
(b) Is a school teacher
(c) Has a plumbing business
(d) Works in a munitions factory

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say triangulation is?

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

3. What did Ambrose feel during Magda enacting her punishment?

4. How many times a year does Ambrose’s family come to Ocean City?

5. Why does Magda get angry at the swimming pool?

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