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

2. What do the children decide to do instead of enter the funhouse?
(a) Ride the merry-go-round
(b) Go to the movies
(c) Go swimming again
(d) Eat some junk food

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

4. What does Ambrose think is a disappointment to eat even though they look good?
(a) Candied apples
(b) Cotton candy on sticks
(c) Corn dogs
(d) Funnel cakes

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Ambrose think there should be a button?

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

3. What does Ambrose imagine a woman saying to him when he is grown about his words?

4. What does the narrator suggest may be the name of the bay instead of Assawoman Bay?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What advertises the funhouse that the family stares at, and what does Peter suggests when they are looking at it? What does Ambrose suggest?

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

4. What did the hurricane of 1933 do to the Boardwalk?

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

6. What kind of machines in the arcade are broken, and why are they sitting there broken?

7. What does Ambrose remember about playing the game 'Niggers and Masters' with Peter and Magda when they were younger?

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

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

10. What does Peter do when everyone falls to the floor, and how does Magda react to Peter’s behavior?

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