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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 is Uncle Karl told is the reason there will be no fireworks that night?
(a) The town does not have the money
(b) Because of enemy submarines
(c) There is going to be a strong thunderstorm that evening
(d) There is a shortage of materials

2. Where are the prizes in the arcade now made?
(a) In England
(b) In America
(c) In Australia
(d) In Canada

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

4. What does Ambrose’s father find out from the Coast Guardsman?
(a) The water is spoiled with crude oil
(b) There are no enemy boats off shore
(c) The waters are clear of sharks
(d) The water is full of jelly fish

5. To what does the narrator compare winding parts of the funhouse?
(a) A slinky toy
(b) A whelk shell
(c) A labyrinth
(d) A mouse maze

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say alternates back and forth in a narrative?

2. Why did Peter leave the game of Niggers and Masters that he, Ambrose, and Magda were playing?

3. What does Ambrose wonder after he dozes off when he tries to find the old man?

4. What does Uncle Karl keep in the empty cigar box?

5. Why does Peter insist they stand by the funhouse?

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