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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. Where does Uncle Karl tell the children not to go?
(a) Under the boardwalk
(b) To any casino
(c) To any of the bars that serve liquor
(d) In the ocean

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

3. What does the narrator say giving descriptions with two different senses, such as auditory and visual, can do?
(a) It draws the attention away from any narrative contrivances
(b) It helps the author remember what the characters are doing
(c) It orients the reader’s imagination to the scene
(d) It adds words to the book

4. What does the narrator say alternates back and forth in a narrative?
(a) Dramatization and summarization
(b) Exciting parts and boring parts
(c) Action and dialogue
(d) Characterization and Description

5. How does Ambrose feel about Uncle Karl?
(a) He despises Uncle Karl
(b) He really likes him
(c) He has no feelings towards Uncle Karl
(d) He does not know how he feels about Uncle Karl

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Over what does Ambrose’s mother chide his father?

3. What happens to Ambrose’s voice if he becomes excited when talking?

4. What does Ambrose think is different about himself from others?

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

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