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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. Over what does Ambrose’s mother chide his father?
(a) For missing the turn off
(b) Driving too fast
(c) Not using his turn signal
(d) Wasting half a cigarette

2. Why does Ambrose keep his hand on the seat behind Magda?
(a) It is the most comfortable position for him
(b) He has a water balloon in his hand
(c) He is determined that Magda is going to sit on his hand
(d) He is going to push her out of the seat when she sits back

3. What does Ambrose think a perfect funhouse would contain?
(a) That the lights would come one every half hour when a bell rings
(b) A lighted trail through it like in the movie theater
(c) Exits in every room
(d) Only one way to go through it

4. What does the narrator say are the two reasons for not writing a story about being lost in a funhouse?
(a) No one actually goes into funhouses anymore
(b) Anyone intelligent enough to buy a ticket would not be stupid enough to get lost
(c) It would be a boring story with little action or plot
(d) Everyone has felt what Ambrose feels or no normal person feels such things

5. What does the narrator say triangulation is?
(a) Trying to use at least three different descriptions for a character
(b) It is when two boys like the same girl
(c) It is a form of homicide
(d) Determining a position using two or more compass bearings

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say giving descriptions with two different senses, such as auditory and visual, can do?

2. On what does the lady on the cigar box sit?

3. What does the narrator say is the manuscript mark for italic type?

4. How many times a year does Ambrose’s family come to Ocean City?

5. Where in the funhouse can the boys see up the girls’ dresses if they try?

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