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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. On what is the old man Ambrose sees in the funhouse sitting?
(a) A stool
(b) An armchair
(c) He is sitting on the floor
(d) A long, wooden bench

2. What does the family decide to do instead of swim in the ocean?
(a) Go to the municipal pool
(b) Walk along the beach and look for shells
(c) They are going to swim in the ocean
(d) Sunbath and then rinse off in the outdoor showers

3. Why does Ambrose walk on Magda’s right side when they are on the boardwalk?
(a) Because she is left handed and has a box in her left hand
(b) Because Peter is on her left side
(c) To shade her from the sun
(d) To protect her from the street

4. What does Ambrose wish for at the end of the story?
(a) That the funhouse had never been built
(b) That he was already an adult
(c) That he had never entered the funhouse and that he was dead
(d) That Magda was with him

5. 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 has a truly great imagination
(c) That he is a strange boy
(d) That she hopes he does not decide to write for a living

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does the narrator use to describe fiction about the problems of sensitive adolescents?

2. What did the hurricane of 1933 do to Ocean City?

3. What happened in roller coaster car in the early 1900’s?

4. What does Ambrose’s father say about the way his family takes vacations?

5. What is the usual reward for the first person to see the towers?

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