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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Ambrose’s mother give each teenager to spend?
(a) Two dollars
(b) One dollar
(c) One and a half dollars
(d) Fifty cents

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

3. Why does Ambrose keep his hand on the seat behind Magda?
(a) He is going to push her out of the seat when she sits back
(b) It is the most comfortable position for him
(c) He is determined that Magda is going to sit on his hand
(d) He has a water balloon in his hand

4. 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

5. What did Ambrose feel during Magda enacting her punishment?
(a) Very powerful
(b) An odd detachment
(c) He felt like he loved everyone
(d) He could not quit laughing

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

7. How does Ambrose see an old man who reminds him of his grandfather?
(a) In a mirror
(b) Through a small glass porthole
(c) Through a crack in the boards
(d) Through an open door

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

9. 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

10. What word does the narrator use to describe fiction about the problems of sensitive adolescents?
(a) Tiresome
(b) Hackneyed
(c) Boring
(d) Interesting

11. On what does a machine in the arcade stamp a person’s name?
(a) A piece of cardboard
(b) A US penny
(c) A tin plate
(d) A white metal coin

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

13. Where do Ambrose and his family live?
(a) Virginia
(b) Delaware
(c) Maryland
(d) Washington D.C.

14. 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

15. What does the narrator say is the emotional age of an adolescent boy compared to a girl?
(a) One year older
(b) Three years younger
(c) Two years younger
(d) They are the same

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ambrose wonder about himself when he thinks of scouting?

2. What does Ambrose imagine is at the end of the boardwalk in the future when he comes here with his family?

3. What are two of the names Peter came up for his future children as a joke?

4. Why is Ambrose embarrassed when he hands the funhouse ticket woman money for him and Magda?

5. In his imagination, what does Ambrose have in his mouth when he smiles at his wife?

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