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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 is the imaginary torture chamber to which Magda took Ambrose?
(a) In the garage
(b) Between the woodshed and the privy
(c) Behind the hedge in the side yard
(d) On the front porch

2. What does the narrator say triangulation is?
(a) Determining a position using two or more compass bearings
(b) Trying to use at least three different descriptions for a character
(c) It is when two boys like the same girl
(d) It is a form of homicide

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

4. Where does the family always stop for lunch on the way to Ocean City?
(a) At MacDonald’s
(b) At the Two Shoe Diner
(c) At Ambrose’s aunt’s house
(d) At a picnic ground two miles from the ocean

5. What is Magda doing while she leans forward in her seat after spotting the Towers?
(a) Playing cow poker
(b) Resting her head on the back of the front seat so she can nap
(c) Watching the miles go by on the odometer
(d) Trying to look at the book that Ambrose’s mother is reading

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ambrose finally figure out about his father’s reaction when Ambrose says he is going through the funhouse with Magda?

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

3. How does the narrator say Ambrose feels about a funhouse?

4. How many times a year does Ambrose’s family come to Ocean City?

5. What does Ambrose fear is the difference between himself and others?

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