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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. On what is the old man Ambrose sees in the funhouse sitting?
(a) An armchair
(b) A stool
(c) A long, wooden bench
(d) He is sitting on the floor

2. What does the narrator say is the manuscript mark for italic type?
(a) Highlighting the text
(b) Putting the text in square parentheses
(c) A straight underline
(d) Backward quotation marks

3. What does Ambrose think is a disappointment to eat even though they look good?
(a) Candied apples
(b) Cotton candy on sticks
(c) Funnel cakes
(d) Corn dogs

4. What is Magda doing while she leans forward in her seat after spotting the Towers?
(a) Watching the miles go by on the odometer
(b) Playing cow poker
(c) Resting her head on the back of the front seat so she can nap
(d) Trying to look at the book that Ambrose’s mother is reading

5. How does Peter get into the swimming pool?
(a) He lies down at the side and rolls into the water
(b) He makes a swan dive
(c) He goes down the ladder
(d) He cannonballs into the pool

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator say Ambrose feels about a funhouse?

2. What does Uncle Karl do for a living?

3. Where is the imaginary torture chamber to which Magda took Ambrose?

4. Why have Ambrose and his family come to Ocean City?

5. How many times a year does Ambrose’s family come to Ocean City?

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