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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 think he would rather be than a designer of funhouses?
(a) He’d rather be among the lovers for whom they are designed
(b) He does not have any idea what he would rather do
(c) He’d rather write stories about being lost in the funhouse
(d) He’d even rather be a boy scout leader

2. What does Ambrose’s father do for a living?
(a) School principal
(b) Insurance agent
(c) Banker
(d) Accountant

3. What does the narrator say is a symptom of nervous tension?
(a) Pacing
(b) Staring off into the distance
(c) Violent, repeating yawning
(d) Shuffling one’s feet

4. How does Ambrose see an old man who reminds him of his grandfather?
(a) In a mirror
(b) Through an open door
(c) Through a crack in the boards
(d) Through a small glass porthole

5. What does the narrator say is the emotional age of an adolescent boy compared to a girl?
(a) They are the same
(b) Three years younger
(c) Two years younger
(d) One year older

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is the manuscript mark for italic type?

2. What does Ambrose notice is missing that causes Ambrose to falter when he is lost in a dark area of the funhouse?

3. What does Uncle Karl say Ambrose’s future family will use to go on vacation?

4. What does Ambrose do after he pushes his glasses up on his nose while the family is driving?

5. What is the usual reward for the first person to see the towers?

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