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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Her father will not allow her to find Ambrose
(d) She thinks he is crazy

2. What happens to Ambrose’s voice if he becomes excited when talking?
(a) It becomes high-pitched
(b) It becomes whispery
(c) It deepens
(d) Nothing

3. Who sets the price for Magda’s clemency in the game 'niggers and masters'?
(a) Magda
(b) Peter
(c) It is set in the rules of the game
(d) Ambrose

4. In what year is it rumored that the roller coaster was condemned?
(a) 1905
(b) 1927
(c) 1933
(d) 1916

5. In what situation does the narrator say it is not a good idea for an author to use the first person?
(a) When it is essential for the narrator to know what every character is thinking
(b) When the narrator identifies too strongly with the narrator
(c) When the story is written for children
(d) When it is obvious the events could not be real

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator say Peter resembles?

2. Of what are cigar boxes made in the present time in the story?

3. What does Ambrose think about him being a brother to Peter?

4. On what is the old man Ambrose sees in the funhouse sitting?

5. What does Ambrose’s mother tell the children about the money they are given?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ambrose feel about the Funhouse on the way home, and what does Uncle Karl do about the whole affair?

2. What has Ambrose realized about winning the traditional game, and at what age does he understand this tactic?

3. What is a traditional game the family plays when approaching the midway point, and what is the prize for the winner?

4. What is one reason the narrator says exists for not writing a lost-in-the-fun-house story?

5. What church does Ambrose’s family belong to, and why is Ambrose different from most other children in the church? Why did it happen?

6. Who is in the car with Ambrose driving to Ocean City?

7. Who does Ambrose think will overhear him telling stories while lost in the Funhouse?

8. What happens as the teenagers are entering the Funhouse?

9. What does Ambrose do hesitantly to try and find some help while lost in the funhouse?

10. Why does Ambrose think people don’t know what to make of him?

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