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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the matchbook cover Ambrose’s father has advertise?

2. Where are the prizes in the arcade now made?

3. What does Ambrose realize when he is the first person through the tumble-barrel room?

4. What does Ambrose’s father do with his cigarette when he is finished with it?

5. What kind of tree leaves does Ambrose remember from his younger days?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Gypsy Fortune Teller machine look like?

2. What does the narrator say is the function of the beginning of a story?

3. What does Ambrose think about when he is in the mirror room of the Funhouse, and what does Ambrose hear?

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

5. How does Magda react to Ambrose taking her arm, and what does he want to tell her?

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

7. When thoroughly lost, what does Ambrose imagine happens to him in the Funhouse?

8. Where does Ambrose go after dinner? What is he looking for and what does he see?

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

10. Describe Uncle Karl and Peter.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven or action driven? Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why? Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character are developed to the same degree? Why or why not? What type of plot do you think Lost in the Funhouse is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

Ambrose is in love with Magda, but is reluctant to make his feelings known.

Discuss at least three situations in Lost in the Funhouse that is directly affected by, or is the result of, Ambrose believing he is in love with Magda and how his feelings relate to those situations. Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Trace and analyze the theme of consciousness in Lost in the Funhouse. Which characters struggle with this issue? Why? Which characters seem to be aware of themselves and conscious of how they relate to the world? How is Ambrose’s consciousness shown in the funhouse? How does Ambrose’s consciousness compare to other characters’ consciousness?

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