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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. How old is Peter?
(a) It is never said how old Peter is
(b) 15
(c) 16
(d) 14

2. What does the narrator say are the two reasons for not writing a story about being lost in a funhouse?
(a) Everyone has felt what Ambrose feels or no normal person feels such things
(b) It would be a boring story with little action or plot
(c) Anyone intelligent enough to buy a ticket would not be stupid enough to get lost
(d) No one actually goes into funhouses anymore

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

4. What nickname does Magda use for Ambrose?
(a) Brose
(b) Amby
(c) Am
(d) Amy

5. To what does the narrator compare winding parts of the funhouse?
(a) A mouse maze
(b) A whelk shell
(c) A labyrinth
(d) A slinky toy

Short Answer Questions

1. What are two of the names Peter came up for his future children as a joke?

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

3. Why is Ambrose embarrassed when he hands the funhouse ticket woman money for him and Magda?

4. What do most people do when they hear the funhouse character through the loud speakers?

5. What example does Ambrose use to show he has more imagination than Peter?

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