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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 sudden thought scares Ambrose when he calls out to a person he hears walking in the funhouse after Ambrose is lost?
(a) That he is just imagining the sound of a person
(b) That it is Magda and she will think he is a coward
(c) That it is a monster
(d) That it is Peter who will leave him there

2. What does Ambrose’s mother tell the children about the money they are given?
(a) Put the money away in their deepest pocket
(b) Use the money for rides because the father will buy dinner
(c) Do not spend the money quickly or in one place
(d) It is a holiday so spend it having a good time

3. What did Ambrose feel during Magda enacting her punishment?
(a) An odd detachment
(b) He could not quit laughing
(c) He felt like he loved everyone
(d) Very powerful

4. What is the most difficult part of riding the carousel only once?
(a) Choosing a mount
(b) Coming up with the ticket price
(c) Not getting a horse near Magda
(d) Not falling off

5. What happened in roller coaster car in the early 1900’s?
(a) It ran off the track and sailed over the boardwalk
(b) It was struck by lightning
(c) It had a rattlesnake in it
(d) It came off the track as the riders were boarding it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ambrose embarrassed when he hands the funhouse ticket woman money for him and Magda?

2. What does Ambrose’s mother say when Magda wins the Towers game?

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

4. What does Ambrose’s father do for a living?

5. What does the narrator say funhouses need at intervals?

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