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

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

3. How many times a year does Ambrose’s family come to Ocean City?
(a) Once a year
(b) Three times a year
(c) Twice a year
(d) This is their first time at Ocean City

4. When Ambrose’s father was a young teen how did his family go on vacation?
(a) They usually took a bus
(b) They did not take vacations away from home
(c) By train
(d) By car

5. What does Ambrose think is different about himself from others?
(a) He has the ability to be a true hero
(b) He is an adult in mind even though he is only 13
(c) He is smarter than anyone he knows, even his father
(d) He understands more than he should

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Peter and Magda do while Ambrose’s father is searching for Ambrose?

2. What will Ambrose tell his son when his son becomes thirteen years old?

3. What does Ambrose think sounds like bees droning?

4. What is on the floor in the hall after the tumble-barrel room?

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

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