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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. Who sets the price for Magda’s clemency in the game 'niggers and masters'?
(a) Magda
(b) Ambrose
(c) It is set in the rules of the game
(d) Peter

2. What does Ambrose imagine his father saying to him about the people on the boardwalk?
(a) They are all here just to have some fun
(b) Nothing is what it looks like
(c) Half of them are probably insane
(d) They are trying to forget the war

3. What kind of voice does Peter use when pledging to be a good boy?
(a) A voice with an English accent
(b) A slow, deep voice
(c) He talks in a falsetto
(d) He talks in his normal voice

4. In Ambrose’s imagination, what does Uncle Karl tease Ambrose about on the drive home from Ocean City?
(a) Getting lost in the funhouse
(b) Finding his way through the funhouse with a blind Negro girl
(c) Running out from under the boardwalk looking terrified
(d) Loosing Magda and the chance to kiss her in the funhouse

5. What does the narrator say is the most distinguishing physical feature of Ambrose’s father?
(a) He is quite fat
(b) He is very tall
(c) He has red hair
(d) He wears glasses

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Karl say Ambrose’s future family will use to go on vacation?

2. What does Ambrose finally figure out about his father’s reaction when Ambrose says he is going through the funhouse with Magda?

3. What happened in roller coaster car in the early 1900’s?

4. Why is Ocean City browned out?

5. What does Ambrose’s mother do for Uncle Karl in the car while they are driving to Ocean City?

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