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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 the funhouse character in front of the building act?
(a) It rocks on its heels and slaps its thighs
(b) It is a statue so it just stands there
(c) It bows and points to the door
(d) It rolls its eyes, sticks out its tongue and wags its finger

2. What does Magda pretend to ignore at the swimming pool?
(a) Peter’s diving
(b) Ambrose’s poor swimming
(c) How other girls look in their swimsuits
(d) How the swimming suits fit the boys

3. What nickname does Magda use for Ambrose?
(a) Amby
(b) Am
(c) Amy
(d) Brose

4. In what situation does the narrator say it is not a good idea for an author to use the first person?
(a) When it is essential for the narrator to know what every character is thinking
(b) When the story is written for children
(c) When the narrator identifies too strongly with the narrator
(d) When it is obvious the events could not be real

5. 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) To delay the climax
(c) He is uncertain what the function should be
(d) He does not think there is a function to the middle of a story, only the beginning and end.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator call Ambrose’s father a minstrel in reverse that evening?

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

4. What happened in roller coaster car in the early 1900’s?

5. Why does Ambrose walk on Magda’s right side when they are on the boardwalk?

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