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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 Ambrose imagine is at the end of the boardwalk in the future when he comes here with his family?
(a) A monument to his suffering in the funhouse
(b) He imagines seeing the operator’s daughter for the first time
(c) A few derelict amusements
(d) A sign that talks of his famous writings that began in the funhouse

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

3. Where does Uncle Karl tell the children not to go?
(a) To any casino
(b) To any of the bars that serve liquor
(c) Under the boardwalk
(d) In the ocean

4. What does the narrator say is an image an author might use when writing a story about Ocean City during World War II?
(a) Sailors on leave playing in the arcades
(b) Sailors pulling their girls under the boardwalk
(c) Patrols on the beach
(d) The oil on the ocean

5. What does Ambrose see through the shoulders of Magda’s sundress when she leans forward to look for the Towers?
(a) One strap on each shoulder under the sun dress
(b) Two straps on each shoulder under the sun dress
(c) Nothing
(d) The shoulders of an extra blouse she is wearing

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ambrose tell Magda is the reason he is limping?

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

3. What does Ambrose imagine a woman saying to him when he is grown about his words?

4. Ambrose thinks everything one sees in Ocean City is preparation and intermission for what?

5. The narrator says italics should be used how often?

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