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

2. On what street does Magda live?
(a) B Street
(b) M Street
(c) L Street
(d) P Street

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

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

5. What did Ambrose try to do when he was baptized?
(a) Swim in the baptismal pond
(b) He tried not to cry
(c) Bring tears to his eyes
(d) He tried not to laugh

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the operator’s daughter drop on the page on which she is writing in response to Ambrose’s suffering?

2. What is the name of the character who is advertising the funhouse?

3. From what point of view does Ambrose narrate the story of his life to himself?

4. What does the narrator say is the emotional age of an adolescent boy compared to a girl?

5. When Ambrose’s father was a young teen how did his family go on vacation?

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