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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. At what age are people when the narrator says some people hit their stride?
(a) When they hit the twenties
(b) The middle teens
(c) After marriage
(d) Around thirty

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

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

4. What sets beside the lady on the cigar box?
(a) A flute
(b) A stack of books
(c) A small bassinette
(d) A five-stringed lyre

5. Why is a conventional narrative pattern used, according to the narrator?
(a) People have learned by trial and error that it works
(b) The publishers will not buy literature that does not use it
(c) There is no conventional narrative pattern
(d) It is what they teach in school

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peter do that makes Magda chase him into the maze room?

2. Where are the electrical towers of the power plant located?

3. Why does Ambrose keep his hand on the seat behind Magda?

4. What does Ambrose think about being himself?

5. What does Ambrose imagine about his work when he is an adult?

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