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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. What does Ambrose’s father do for a living?
(a) School principal
(b) Banker
(c) Accountant
(d) Insurance agent

2. What does Ambrose wish for at the end of the story?
(a) That he had never entered the funhouse and that he was dead
(b) That Magda was with him
(c) That the funhouse had never been built
(d) That he was already an adult

3. Why is Ocean City browned out?
(a) Because of U-boats
(b) In case of air raids
(c) So the place will appear mysterious at night
(d) To save electricity

4. What does the narrator say is irrelevant in a story about a fun house?
(a) Where the fun house is located
(b) How long it takes standing in line at the fun house
(c) How much it costs to enter the fun house
(d) Details about a drive to the fun house

5. Of what does Ambrose warn Magda when he asks her to go through the funhouse with him?
(a) That Peter will not be with them as Peter has no money
(b) That he plans to look up her dress
(c) That he has never been through the funhouse
(d) That a kiss will be acceptable payment for spending a quarter on her

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say about Magda’s physical figure?

2. What does Ambrose decide the daughter of the funhouse operator, who hears his stories, will think of Ambrose?

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

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

5. What did Ambrose say to Magda in the tool shed after she was done with her punishment?

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