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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 did Ambrose do at his Boy Scout initiation ceremony?
(a) Pretended to be moved
(b) Told the leader that he did not like scouting
(c) Sang the Boy Scout song by himself
(d) Fell into the fire and burned his shoes

2. Why did Peter leave the game of Niggers and Masters that he, Ambrose, and Magda were playing?
(a) He had to deliver newspapers
(b) He was losing
(c) His girlfriend came over
(d) His father wanted him to mow the lawn

3. What does Ambrose notice is missing that causes Ambrose to falter when he is lost in a dark area of the funhouse?
(a) Phorescent arrows and other signs
(b) No windows
(c) No doors
(d) Other people

4. Who does the narrator say Peter resembles?
(a) His mother
(b) His father
(c) His Uncle Karl
(d) His maternal grandfather

5. What does Ambrose’s mother tell the children about the money they are given?
(a) Put the money away in their deepest pocket
(b) Do not spend the money quickly or in one place
(c) It is a holiday so spend it having a good time
(d) Use the money for rides because the father will buy dinner

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ambrose imagine doing with his family years after he is lost in the funhouse?

2. What does Ambrose’s mother say when Magda wins the Towers game?

3. What does Ambrose imagine reminding his wife of when he is old and gray?

4. What does Ambrose decide the daughter of the funhouse operator, who hears his stories, will think of Ambrose?

5. What does the narrator suggest may be the name of the bay instead of Assawoman Bay?

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