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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 Ambrose describe Peter as a person?
(a) Arrogant
(b) Moody
(c) Shy, but popular
(d) Happy-go-lucky

2. What does Uncle Karl keep in the empty cigar box?
(a) Poker chips
(b) Looses screws and bolts
(c) Chisels
(d) Pictures of famous actresses

3. What does the narrator say is the manuscript mark for italic type?
(a) Highlighting the text
(b) A straight underline
(c) Backward quotation marks
(d) Putting the text in square parentheses

4. Where does the worst of the sun come into the car?
(a) On the right side
(b) On the left side
(c) In the back window
(d) Through the windshield

5. Why does Ambrose walk on Magda’s right side when they are on the boardwalk?
(a) Because Peter is on her left side
(b) To shade her from the sun
(c) Because she is left handed and has a box in her left hand
(d) To protect her from the street

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car is the family taking to Ocean City?

2. What does the narrator say about Ambrose’s father’s physical looks?

3. What does Ambrose notice is missing that causes Ambrose to falter when he is lost in a dark area of the funhouse?

4. What example does Ambrose use to show he has more imagination than Peter?

5. What does Ambrose think about being himself?

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