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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. Why might an author in fiction delete a name and use a blank for it?
(a) The author cannot decide on a good name for a character
(b) It makes the fiction look real
(c) The editors prefer to decide on characters’ names
(d) The author does not want to get sued

2. What does Ambrose imagine doing if he gets out of the funhouse on his own?
(a) Strolling up behind his family and pretending he’s been out for hours
(b) Going to the family car and taking a nap
(c) Going to the swimming pool
(d) Sneaking up on Peter and pushing Peter into the pool

3. On what is the old man Ambrose sees in the funhouse sitting?
(a) He is sitting on the floor
(b) An armchair
(c) A long, wooden bench
(d) A stool

4. What kind of voice does Peter use when pledging to be a good boy?
(a) A voice with an English accent
(b) A slow, deep voice
(c) He talks in his normal voice
(d) He talks in a falsetto

5. Where do Ambrose and his family live?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Virginia
(c) Delaware
(d) Maryland

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is irrelevant in a story about a fun house?

2. What scares Ambrose about playing the game Niggers and Masters with Magda without Peter?

3. In what year is it rumored that the roller coaster was condemned?

4. Why can’t they locate Ambrose in the funhouse?

5. What does Ambrose think is the means by which each room in the funhouse is turned on?

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