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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. On what does a machine in the arcade stamp a person’s name?
(a) A US penny
(b) A white metal coin
(c) A tin plate
(d) A piece of cardboard

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) The shoulders of an extra blouse she is wearing
(c) Nothing
(d) One strap on each shoulder under the sun dress

3. What does the narrator say is the primary function of the middle of a story?
(a) He is uncertain what the function should be
(b) He does not think there is a function to the middle of a story, only the beginning and end.
(c) The middle of a story contains the climax so the end can finish with the resolution
(d) To delay the climax

4. Why didn’t Ambrose swim?
(a) He forgot his swimsuit
(b) He does not like to swim
(c) He has a pain in his stomach
(d) He does not want Magda to see his bare chest

5. How much money does Ambrose’s mother give each teenager to spend?
(a) Fifty cents
(b) One and a half dollars
(c) One dollar
(d) Two dollars

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ambrose wonder about himself when he thinks of scouting?

2. What does the narrator say the climax of this story must be?

3. What does the narrator say about Magda’s physical figure?

4. Why does Peter insist they stand by the funhouse?

5. What does Ambrose fear is the difference between himself and others?

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