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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lost in the Funhouse.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ambrose thinks everything one sees in Ocean City is preparation and intermission for what?
(a) Life
(b) Winning the war
(c) Growing up
(d) Sex

2. From what point of view does Ambrose narrate the story of his life to himself?
(a) First person point of view
(b) He does not narrate the story of his life
(c) Second person limited
(d) Third person

3. For what does Ambrose think there should be a button?
(a) For turning on all the lights in the funhouse at one time
(b) For calling the funhouse attendant
(c) For ending one’s life quickly and painlessly
(d) A button that would let his father know where Ambrose is located

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

5. On what does the lady on the cigar box sit?
(a) In the sand on the beach
(b) On an armchair
(c) On a bed
(d) On a marble bench

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened in roller coaster car in the early 1900’s?

2. What does Ambrose’s father come up with for Magda and Ambrose’s mother?

3. What does the narrator say is the primary function of the middle of a story?

4. What does Ambrose’s father find out from the Coast Guardsman?

5. Why is Ocean City browned out?

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