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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 will happen when he never comes out of the funhouse?
(a) Magda will never marry for grief of his death
(b) Peter will marry Magda
(c) His father will be very angry
(d) The police will come and there will be a story in the paper

2. On what does the lady on the cigar box sit?
(a) In the sand on the beach
(b) On a marble bench
(c) On an armchair
(d) On a bed

3. What did Ambrose say to Magda in the tool shed after she was done with her punishment?
(a) Ambrose would never forget that moment
(b) He would never punish her again
(c) Ambrose asked Magda to marry him
(d) Peter would be so jealous

4. Why didn’t Ambrose swim?
(a) He does not want Magda to see his bare chest
(b) He does not like to swim
(c) He has a pain in his stomach
(d) He forgot his swimsuit

5. What does Ambrose’s mother tell the children about the money they are given?
(a) Put the money away in their deepest pocket
(b) Use the money for rides because the father will buy dinner
(c) Do not spend the money quickly or in one place
(d) It is a holiday so spend it having a good time

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say should be the middle of a story about being lost in a fun house?

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

3. To what does the narrator compare winding parts of the funhouse?

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

5. Ambrose thinks everything one sees in Ocean City is preparation and intermission for what?

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