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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 decide he will do for others because of being lost in the funhouse?
(a) He will introduce a law banning funhouses
(b) He will go in every funhouse he sees and mark the halls
(c) He will construct funhouses for a living and they will be perfect
(d) He will stand outside the funhouse and tells others how easy it is to get lost

2. Why is Ambrose embarrassed when he hands the funhouse ticket woman money for him and Magda?
(a) He accidentally gives her his name coin
(b) He thinks the woman knows why he is going inside with Magda
(c) He does not have enough money
(d) He is not embarrassed at the entrance

3. What does the narrator say alternates back and forth in a narrative?
(a) Action and dialogue
(b) Exciting parts and boring parts
(c) Characterization and Description
(d) Dramatization and summarization

4. In what year is it rumored that the roller coaster was condemned?
(a) 1905
(b) 1933
(c) 1916
(d) 1927

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why might an author in fiction delete a name and use a blank for it?

2. What church does Ambrose try to join when he finds out he is not baptized?

3. Who does the narrator say Peter resembles?

4. From what point of view does Ambrose narrate the story of his life to himself?

5. What kind of tattoo does Uncle Karl have?

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