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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ambrose imagine happening as he tells stories to himself, alone in the funhouse?
(a) That an operator hears him and writes down every word
(b) That his voice will get more and more quiet until he is finally whispering
(c) That the police hear him and bring him out of the funhouse
(d) That he will become a great writer and win a Nobel prize in literature

2. What does Ambrose notice is missing that causes Ambrose to falter when he is lost in a dark area of the funhouse?
(a) No doors
(b) Other people
(c) Phorescent arrows and other signs
(d) No windows

3. Why is Ambrose embarrassed when he hands the funhouse ticket woman money for him and Magda?
(a) He is not embarrassed at the entrance
(b) He thinks the woman knows why he is going inside with Magda
(c) He does not have enough money
(d) He accidentally gives her his name coin

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

5. Why does the narrator call Ambrose’s father a minstrel in reverse that evening?
(a) He carries his guitar across his back
(b) He pretends to sing on the street corner
(c) He could not sing but tried to anyway
(d) He is covered in Noxzema

6. What does the narrator say the climax of this story must be?
(a) Ambrose getting a kiss from Magda
(b) Ambrose realizing he is a normal young teen
(c) Ambrose telling Magda he loves her
(d) Ambrose finding his way out of the funhouse

7. How does the funhouse character in front of the building act?
(a) It rocks on its heels and slaps its thighs
(b) It is a statue so it just stands there
(c) It rolls its eyes, sticks out its tongue and wags its finger
(d) It bows and points to the door

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

9. What does Ambrose imagine doing if he gets out of the funhouse on his own?
(a) Going to the swimming pool
(b) Going to the family car and taking a nap
(c) Strolling up behind his family and pretending he’s been out for hours
(d) Sneaking up on Peter and pushing Peter into the pool

10. Many of what kind of machines are out of order in the penny arcade?
(a) The skit bowling machines
(b) The fortune telling machines
(c) The digger machines
(d) The pinball machines

11. What does the family decide to do instead of swim in the ocean?
(a) Go to the municipal pool
(b) Walk along the beach and look for shells
(c) Sunbath and then rinse off in the outdoor showers
(d) They are going to swim in the ocean

12. What does the narrator say should be the middle of a story about being lost in a fun house?
(a) The middle should start when the main character gets lost
(b) He does not say what should be in the middle
(c) The narrator thinks there should be no set beginning, middle and end in a story
(d) All the relevant facts between going into the house and getting lost

13. What does Ambrose’s father do with his cigarette when he is finished with it?
(a) Hands it to his wife
(b) Gives to Uncle Karl
(c) Puts it out in the ashtray
(d) Throws it out the window

14. What is hanging above the old man’s head in the funhouse?
(a) A war poster
(b) A chain and pulley
(c) A tapestry
(d) A panel of toggle switches

15. Why did Ambrose’s mother put off his baptism?
(a) She wanted him to understand the ceremony
(b) She could not decide what church to use
(c) She had just procrastinated
(d) She is not baptized herself

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare winding parts of the funhouse?

2. What does Ambrose’s father come up with for Magda and Ambrose’s mother?

3. What does Ambrose think will happen when he never comes out of the funhouse?

4. What is on the floor in the hall after the tumble-barrel room?

5. Who sets the price for Magda’s clemency in the game 'niggers and masters'?

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