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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 is the emotional age of an adolescent boy compared to a girl?
(a) Two years younger
(b) Three years younger
(c) They are the same
(d) One year older

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

3. Where are the electrical towers of the power plant located?
(a) N
(b) T
(c) V
(d) H

4. What does Ambrose’s father do with his cigarette when he is finished with it?
(a) Throws it out the window
(b) Puts it out in the ashtray
(c) Hands it to his wife
(d) Gives to Uncle Karl

5. What does Ambrose think will happen when he never comes out of the funhouse?
(a) Magda will never marry for grief of his death
(b) The police will come and there will be a story in the paper
(c) Peter will marry Magda
(d) His father will be very angry

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ambrose do at his Boy Scout initiation ceremony?

2. In what situation does the narrator say it is not a good idea for an author to use the first person?

3. Why does Ambrose keep his hand on the seat behind Magda?

4. With what does Ambrose brush Magda’s skirt?

5. What does Ambrose finally figure out about his father’s reaction when Ambrose says he is going through the funhouse with Magda?

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