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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 suggest may be the name of the bay instead of Assawoman Bay?
(a) Chesapeake Bay
(b) Sinepuxent
(c) East Bay
(d) Oleander Bay

2. What happened in roller coaster car in the early 1900’s?
(a) It ran off the track and sailed over the boardwalk
(b) It came off the track as the riders were boarding it.
(c) It had a rattlesnake in it
(d) It was struck by lightning

3. What does Magda pretend to ignore at the swimming pool?
(a) Peter’s diving
(b) Ambrose’s poor swimming
(c) How other girls look in their swimsuits
(d) How the swimming suits fit the boys

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

5. What does Ambrose’s mother say when Magda wins the Towers game?
(a) Magda won because someone has a girlfriend
(b) Magda has better eyes than her sons
(c) Females will always win over the males
(d) She does not get a prize because she is not a member of the family

6. What is the usual reward for the first person to see the towers?
(a) A piece of candy or fruit
(b) A picture of the beach with the family’s camera
(c) Being allowed to ride in the front seat for the last two miles
(d) Getting to go into the ocean first

7. What does Ambrose think about him being a brother to Peter?
(a) Peter enjoys having a brother who looks up to him
(b) Ambrose and Peter will never be close friends
(c) Peter would be better off with a brother who is normal
(d) Ambrose is a good brother

8. 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

9. What does Ambrose imagine about his work when he is an adult?
(a) It will be something only super intelligent people can do
(b) He will be very famous in his line of work
(c) It will be work that will impress Magda
(d) It will help to save the world

10. 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

11. What sudden thought scares Ambrose when he calls out to a person he hears walking in the funhouse after Ambrose is lost?
(a) That it is a monster
(b) That it is Peter who will leave him there
(c) That it is Magda and she will think he is a coward
(d) That he is just imagining the sound of a person

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

13. In his imagination, what does Ambrose have in his mouth when he smiles at his wife?
(a) Cotton candy
(b) A pipe
(c) A caramel apple
(d) A Lucky Strike cigarette

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

15. What is Magda doing while she leans forward in her seat after spotting the Towers?
(a) Playing cow poker
(b) Watching the miles go by on the odometer
(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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is the best thing to do when lost?

2. How does Peter get into the swimming pool?

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

4. What does Ambrose think is the means by which each room in the funhouse is turned on?

5. What happens to Ambrose’s voice if he becomes excited when talking?

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