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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. How does Ambrose describe Peter as a person?
(a) Arrogant
(b) Shy, but popular
(c) Happy-go-lucky
(d) Moody

2. In what situation does the narrator say it is not a good idea for an author to use the first person?
(a) When the story is written for children
(b) When the narrator identifies too strongly with the narrator
(c) When it is obvious the events could not be real
(d) When it is essential for the narrator to know what every character is thinking

3. What literary device does the narrator say diving into the swimming pool could be?
(a) A symbol
(b) A narrative contrivance
(c) A metaphor
(d) Irony

4. What does Ambrose finally figure out about his father’s reaction when Ambrose says he is going through the funhouse with Magda?
(a) His father is thinking about taking his mother also
(b) His father wonders if Ambrose knows what goes on in a funhouse
(c) His father does not want Ambrose going without Peter
(d) His father thought it was humorous

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ambrose thinks everything one sees in Ocean City is preparation and intermission for what?

2. What does Ambrose think will happen when he never comes out of the funhouse?

3. How much money does Ambrose’s mother give each teenager to spend?

4. What does Ambrose imagine people think when years after he is still lost in the funhouse they find his skeleton?

5. How does Ambrose see under the boardwalk?

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