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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. What is one of the reasons the front passenger is protected more from the sun than the driver?
(a) There is an extra window shade for the side window on the passenger side
(b) The sun does not come in on that side of the car
(c) The passenger can hang a towel over the window
(d) The sun visor can be put all the way down

2. Who sets the price for Magda’s clemency in the game 'niggers and masters'?
(a) Ambrose
(b) Peter
(c) It is set in the rules of the game
(d) Magda

3. Why does Ambrose think the funhouse cannot be too scary or dangerous?
(a) That is only his hope, not an actual belief
(b) It is called a funhouse
(c) He has seen children go inside
(d) The owner would go out of business

4. What does the narrator say is a way to save face if one is lost when one is found?
(a) Start to cry when asked a question
(b) Say you were chasing a dog who got into the funhouse
(c) Pretend you were trying to find a lost child you heard crying
(d) Act surprised at the fuss and pretend you were never lost

5. What example does Ambrose use to show he has more imagination than Peter?
(a) Knowing exactly how it will feel to be married
(b) Telling Peter how Magda will look as an adult
(c) Describing a trip to the moon
(d) Talking about life at college in detail

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ambrose see an old man who reminds him of his grandfather?

2. What are two of the names Peter came up for his future children as a joke?

3. How does Ambrose end up with a sore toe in the funhouse?

4. What does Ambrose see through the shoulders of Magda’s sundress when she leans forward to look for the Towers?

5. Why does the narrator call Ambrose’s father a minstrel in reverse that evening?

(see the answer key)

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