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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 Peter get into the swimming pool?
(a) He goes down the ladder
(b) He makes a swan dive
(c) He cannonballs into the pool
(d) He lies down at the side and rolls into the water

2. What does Peter say is the reason Uncle Karl wants to go to the beach?
(a) He likes to watch the women
(b) He likes to body surf
(c) He likes to surf fish
(d) He likes to get a good tan

3. What does the narrator say about Ambrose’s father’s physical looks?
(a) He is shorter than most men but very thin
(b) He is of average height and slightly overweight
(c) He is tall, thin and balding
(d) He has thick, blond hair and freckles

4. 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

5. What does Ambrose imagine doing if he gets out of the funhouse on his own?
(a) Strolling up behind his family and pretending he’s been out for hours
(b) Going to the family car and taking a nap
(c) Going to the swimming pool
(d) Sneaking up on Peter and pushing Peter into the pool

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Independence Day is in America?

2. What does Ambrose’s father find out from the Coast Guardsman?

3. What does Uncle Karl keep in the empty cigar box?

4. Why have Ambrose and his family come to Ocean City?

5. What does Ambrose decide to do when he hears people in the corridor when he is lost?

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