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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. Of what are cigar boxes made in the present time in the story?
(a) Plastic
(b) Cigars are not sold in boxes during the war
(c) Wood
(d) Pasteboard

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

3. What kind of tattoo does Uncle Karl have?
(a) A heart with an arrow through it
(b) A snake wrapped around his biceps
(c) A sea anchor
(d) A U.S. flag

4. Where are the electrical towers of the power plant located?
(a) T
(b) H
(c) V
(d) N

5. What is the usual reward for the first person to see the towers?
(a) Being allowed to ride in the front seat for the last two miles
(b) A piece of candy or fruit
(c) Getting to go into the ocean first
(d) A picture of the beach with the family’s camera

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say could be one way for girls to become well-developed?

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

4. What did the hurricane of 1933 do to Ocean City?

5. Why does Ambrose think the funhouse cannot be too scary or dangerous?

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