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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 the most difficult part of riding the carousel only once?
(a) Choosing a mount
(b) Coming up with the ticket price
(c) Not getting a horse near Magda
(d) Not falling off

2. What does Uncle Karl do for a living?
(a) Is a masonry contractor
(b) Works in a munitions factory
(c) Is a school teacher
(d) Has a plumbing business

3. What literary device does the narrator say diving into the swimming pool could be?
(a) Irony
(b) A metaphor
(c) A narrative contrivance
(d) A symbol

4. Who does the narrator say Peter resembles?
(a) His maternal grandfather
(b) His mother
(c) His father
(d) His Uncle Karl

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say could be one way for girls to become well-developed?

2. What did Ambrose do at his Boy Scout initiation ceremony?

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

4. In what situation does the narrator say it is not a good idea for an author to use the first person?

5. What does Ambrose think is happening every minute under the Atlantic Ocean?

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