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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 Peter say is the reason Uncle Karl wants to go to the beach?
(a) He likes to get a good tan
(b) He likes to surf fish
(c) He likes to watch the women
(d) He likes to body surf

2. What did Ambrose say to Magda in the tool shed after she was done with her punishment?
(a) He would never punish her again
(b) Ambrose asked Magda to marry him
(c) Peter would be so jealous
(d) Ambrose would never forget that moment

3. What does Ambrose think will happen when he never comes out of the funhouse?
(a) The police will come and there will be a story in the paper
(b) His father will be very angry
(c) Peter will marry Magda
(d) Magda will never marry for grief of his death

4. What does the narrator say is irrelevant in a story about a fun house?
(a) How much it costs to enter the fun house
(b) Where the fun house is located
(c) How long it takes standing in line at the fun house
(d) Details about a drive to the fun house

5. What does the narrator say the climax of this story must be?
(a) Ambrose telling Magda he loves her
(b) Ambrose finding his way out of the funhouse
(c) Ambrose realizing he is a normal young teen
(d) Ambrose getting a kiss from Magda

Short Answer Questions

1. What church does Ambrose try to join when he finds out he is not baptized?

2. What does the narrator say is the manuscript mark for italic type?

3. What does the narrator say triangulation is?

4. Why does Ambrose walk on Magda’s right side when they are on the boardwalk?

5. What did Ambrose try to do when he was baptized?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Uncle Karl and Peter.

2. 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?

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

4. What does the narrator say is the reason a writer should stick with using the Freitag’s Triangle?

5. How do the people in the car pass the time during the trip?

6. What does Magda ask Ambrose about concerning his foot, and what is his reply?

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

8. Why does the family stay out of the ocean, and what do they do instead of swimming in the ocean?

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

10. What is the truth about Magda’s question that Ambrose does not tell her?

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