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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 think will happen when he never comes out of the funhouse?
(a) Peter will marry Magda
(b) His father will be very angry
(c) Magda will never marry for grief of his death
(d) The police will come and there will be a story in the paper

2. The narrator says italics should be used how often?
(a) They should be used sparingly
(b) Very often to clarify the writing
(c) Never
(d) They should be used on every page

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

4. What does Ambrose think he would rather be than a designer of funhouses?
(a) He’d rather be among the lovers for whom they are designed
(b) He’d even rather be a boy scout leader
(c) He does not have any idea what he would rather do
(d) He’d rather write stories about being lost in the funhouse

5. Where do Ambrose and his family live?
(a) Delaware
(b) Maryland
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Virginia

Short Answer Questions

1. What novelist does the narrator mention as to how that author describes the sea?

2. How does Magda peel a banana?

3. What is the most difficult part of riding the carousel only once?

4. How does Ambrose end up with a sore toe in the funhouse?

5. What was inked into the wood on the cigar box where the label is peeled away?

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