View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lost in the Funhouse.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What novelist does the narrator mention as to how that author describes the sea?
(a) Nathaniel Hawthorne
(b) George Eliot
(c) James Joyce
(d) Edgar Allan Poe

2. How does Ambrose see under the boardwalk?
(a) With a pocket flashlight
(b) The walk lights leak through the spaces between the boards
(c) With a candle
(d) With a lit match

3. How does Magda peel a banana?
(a) Using one hand and her teeth
(b) She cuts the peel with a fingernail
(c) With her toes
(d) With both hands

4. How does the narrator say Ambrose feels about a funhouse?
(a) Ambrose thinks they are funny
(b) Ambrose thinks funhouses are stupid
(c) Ambrose feels fear and confused about the funhouse
(d) Ambrose thinks funhouses are false

5. How old is Peter?
(a) 16
(b) 14
(c) It is never said how old Peter is
(d) 15

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ambrose imagine his father saying to him about the people on the boardwalk?

2. What does Ambrose imagine doing with his family years after he is lost in the funhouse?

3. In his imagination, what does Ambrose have in his mouth when he smiles at his wife?

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)

This section contains 293 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample