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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 is the most difficult part of riding the carousel only once?
(a) Coming up with the ticket price
(b) Not getting a horse near Magda
(c) Choosing a mount
(d) Not falling off

2. What does Ambrose finally figure out about his father’s reaction when Ambrose says he is going through the funhouse with Magda?
(a) His father does not want Ambrose going without Peter
(b) His father wonders if Ambrose knows what goes on in a funhouse
(c) His father is thinking about taking his mother also
(d) His father thought it was humorous

3. What does Ambrose think sounds like bees droning?
(a) A noise under the walk where he is standing
(b) The old man snoring
(c) An old, black, wall fan
(d) The noise in his head

4. Of what kind of material are Ambrose’s pants made?
(a) Cotton
(b) Polyester
(c) Gabardine
(d) Brushed denim

5. What does the narrator say is a way to save face if one is lost when one is found?
(a) Say you were chasing a dog who got into the funhouse
(b) Pretend you were trying to find a lost child you heard crying
(c) Act surprised at the fuss and pretend you were never lost
(d) Start to cry when asked a question

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ambrose do after he pushes his glasses up on his nose while the family is driving?

2. What is the usual reward for the first person to see the towers?

3. What does Ambrose think is the means by which each room in the funhouse is turned on?

4. What does the old timer at the door tell Ambrose about the tumble-barrel room?

5. What does Ambrose’s father find out from the Coast Guardsman?

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