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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. On what is the old man Ambrose sees in the funhouse sitting?
(a) An armchair
(b) A long, wooden bench
(c) He is sitting on the floor
(d) A stool

2. What does Ambrose imagine a woman saying to him when he is grown about his words?
(a) He talks too much about himself
(b) He has a poor understanding of grammar
(c) His words are what makes him precious to her
(d) He does not talk enough

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

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

5. Why did Ambrose’s mother put off his baptism?
(a) She had just procrastinated
(b) She could not decide what church to use
(c) She wanted him to understand the ceremony
(d) She is not baptized herself

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Peter?

2. What is hanging above the old man’s head in the funhouse?

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

4. Why does Ambrose walk on Magda’s right side when they are on the boardwalk?

5. How does Ambrose describe Peter as a person?

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