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

2. What does the narrator say is the most distinguishing physical feature of Ambrose’s father?
(a) He wears glasses
(b) He is quite fat
(c) He has red hair
(d) He is very tall

3. What does the narrator call the diagram that represents conventional dramatic narrative?
(a) A Freitag’s Triangle
(b) An exposition square
(c) A plot flowchart
(d) A conflict analysis

4. Why does Ambrose walk on Magda’s right side when they are on the boardwalk?
(a) To protect her from the street
(b) Because Peter is on her left side
(c) Because she is left handed and has a box in her left hand
(d) To shade her from the sun

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say could be one way for girls to become well-developed?

2. Why is a conventional narrative pattern used, according to the narrator?

3. What does Ambrose see under the boardwalk?

4. What does Ambrose’s father say about the way his family takes vacations?

5. What example does Ambrose use to show he has more imagination than Peter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Magda win during 'Looking for the Towers', and what does she do with her prize?

3. What does Ambrose remember of a cigar box his Uncle Karl has?

4. What does Ambrose think he sees when he steps into the mirror room in the Funhouse?

5. What do Peter and Uncle Karl try at the pool, and how does Ambrose’s mother react to their behavior? How is Ambrose involved in the situation?

6. What does an elderly man say to Ambrose about how to enter the Funhouse?

7. What is Ambrose’s father doing while Ambrose is in the Funhouse?

8. What does Ambrose do because he is so nervous about going in the Funhouse with Magda and what does the ticket woman say to Magda?

9. What does Ambrose see in his imagination about married life?

10. How does Ambrose feel after what he sees at the boardwalk, and what does he want to do? What comment does Magda make about Ambrose’s condition?

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