2. What does the narrator say could be one way for girls to become well-developed?
(a) Letting a boy kiss her everyday
(b) Doing the baton
(c) Rubbing with a Turkish towel
(d) Doing push-ups

3. What does Ambrose imagine his father saying to him about the people on the boardwalk?
(a) They are all here just to have some fun
(b) They are trying to forget the war
(c) Half of them are probably insane
(d) Nothing is what it looks like

4. What does Uncle Karl do for a living?
(a) Is a masonry contractor
(b) Works in a munitions factory
(c) Is a school teacher
(d) Has a plumbing business

5. What does the narrator say is the best thing to do when lost?
(a) Always take the right hand turn
(b) Always travel in the same direction
(c) Stay in one place and holler if necessary
(d) Always mark where you have already walked

6. Where does the worst of the sun come into the car?
(a) In the back window
(b) On the right side
(c) On the left side
(d) Through the windshield

7. From what point of view does Ambrose narrate the story of his life to himself?
(a) Second person limited
(b) Third person
(c) He does not narrate the story of his life
(d) First person point of view

8. What does the narrator say is a symptom of nervous tension?
(a) Pacing
(b) Shuffling one’s feet
(c) Staring off into the distance
(d) Violent, repeating yawning

9. Where does Magda’s rest her right hand while the family is driving to Ocean City?
(a) On the seat near Ambrose’s left leg
(b) On the door’s armrest
(c) On the back of the front passenger seat
(d) On her lap

10. With what does Ambrose brush Magda’s skirt?
(a) His ring finger
(b) His forearm
(c) He does not touch Magda’s skirt
(d) A hair on his thumb

11. What does Ambrose think is happening every minute under the Atlantic Ocean?
(a) Fishes are mating
(b) Millions of animals are eating one another
(c) Sharks are swimming with dolphins
(d) Mammals are bearing babies

12. What does Ambrose’s mother do for Uncle Karl in the car while they are driving to Ocean City?
(a) Gets the cigar lighter for him
(b) Reads the map for him
(c) Nothing
(d) Gives him a sandwich to eat

13. What does the narrator say giving descriptions with two different senses, such as auditory and visual, can do?
(a) It draws the attention away from any narrative contrivances
(b) It helps the author remember what the characters are doing
(c) It orients the reader’s imagination to the scene
(d) It adds words to the book

14. What does the narrator say might provide a foreshadowing of the story’s climax?
(a) The way the clouds cover the sun
(b) The three children getting lost in the Arcade
(c) What the fortune teller machine would say if Ambrose played it
(d) How Magda takes Peter’s arm in the arcade

15. How does Ambrose see under the boardwalk?
(a) With a lit match
(b) With a candle
(c) With a pocket flashlight
(d) The walk lights leak through the spaces between the boards