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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 the narrator say is a way to save face if one is lost when one is found?
(a) Start to cry when asked a question
(b) Act surprised at the fuss and pretend you were never lost
(c) Pretend you were trying to find a lost child you heard crying
(d) Say you were chasing a dog who got into the funhouse

2. What does Ambrose imagine reminding his wife of when he is old and gray?
(a) How he could not have won a Nobel prize without her
(b) How he has been a success
(c) How his wife is the real force behind his work
(d) His youthful passions

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

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

5. What is on the floor in the hall after the tumble-barrel room?
(a) Water
(b) Spinning discs
(c) Gooey pink stuff
(d) Strobe lights

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ambrose decide he will do for others because of being lost in the funhouse?

2. What does Ambrose notice is missing that causes Ambrose to falter when he is lost in a dark area of the funhouse?

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

4. What does the narrator say might happen if Ambrose comes across another lost person in the funhouse?

5. What does Ambrose know is the strategy for spying the Towers first?

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