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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say is the way to maintain control of one’s voice?
(a) Speak very quickly
(b) Speak in as deep a voice as possible
(c) Talking soberly and listening consciously to your voice
(d) Watch other people’s lips and follow their lead

2. Why might an author in fiction delete a name and use a blank for it?
(a) It makes the fiction look real
(b) The author cannot decide on a good name for a character
(c) The editors prefer to decide on characters’ names
(d) The author does not want to get sued

3. What does Ambrose wonder about himself when he thinks of scouting?
(a) Will he ever enjoy scouting
(b) Will he quit the troop when they go home
(c) Do the boys think he is strange
(d) Will he ever become a regular person

4. What does Ambrose realize when he is the first person through the tumble-barrel room?
(a) Peter was taking over with Magda
(b) He dropped his flashlight
(c) The point was not to get through it quickly
(d) He did not see Magda fall

5. What does the narrator say is the primary function of the middle of a story?
(a) He does not think there is a function to the middle of a story, only the beginning and end.
(b) The middle of a story contains the climax so the end can finish with the resolution
(c) To delay the climax
(d) He is uncertain what the function should be

6. Where does the family always stop for lunch on the way to Ocean City?
(a) At Ambrose’s aunt’s house
(b) At the Two Shoe Diner
(c) At MacDonald’s
(d) At a picnic ground two miles from the ocean

7. What does Ambrose think would be the reason the daughter would not rescue him?
(a) She is too afraid of the dark
(b) She believes he must be alone and suffering to achieve greatness
(c) She thinks he is crazy
(d) Her father will not allow her to find Ambrose

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

9. What are two of the names Peter came up for his future children as a joke?
(a) Aloysius and Murgatroyd
(b) Adonis and Adelaide
(c) Apollo and Artemis
(d) Rocky and Bullwinkle

10. What kind of tree leaves does Ambrose remember from his younger days?
(a) Maple
(b) Oak
(c) Hickory
(d) Beech

11. What does Ambrose see through the shoulders of Magda’s sundress when she leans forward to look for the Towers?
(a) Two straps on each shoulder under the sun dress
(b) One strap on each shoulder under the sun dress
(c) Nothing
(d) The shoulders of an extra blouse she is wearing

12. 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 cannonballs into the pool
(d) He goes down the ladder

13. Where does Uncle Karl tell the children not to go?
(a) In the ocean
(b) To any casino
(c) Under the boardwalk
(d) To any of the bars that serve liquor

14. Why does Ambrose think the funhouse cannot be too scary or dangerous?
(a) He has seen children go inside
(b) That is only his hope, not an actual belief
(c) It is called a funhouse
(d) The owner would go out of business

15. What does Ambrose’s father say about the way his family takes vacations?
(a) It is more difficult
(b) It is more interesting
(c) It is a sign of the deterioration of American life
(d) It is easier

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ambrose think is happening every minute under the Atlantic Ocean?

2. What nickname does Magda use for Ambrose?

3. On what does the lady on the cigar box sit?

4. How does Ambrose feel about Uncle Karl?

5. Why did Peter leave the game of Niggers and Masters that he, Ambrose, and Magda were playing?

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