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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 does Ambrose think would be the reason the daughter would not rescue him?
(a) Her father will not allow her to find Ambrose
(b) She is too afraid of the dark
(c) She thinks he is crazy
(d) She believes he must be alone and suffering to achieve greatness

2. What does Magda pretend to ignore at the swimming pool?
(a) Ambrose’s poor swimming
(b) How the swimming suits fit the boys
(c) How other girls look in their swimsuits
(d) Peter’s diving

3. What does the narrator say is the way to maintain control of one’s voice?
(a) Watch other people’s lips and follow their lead
(b) Speak very quickly
(c) Talking soberly and listening consciously to your voice
(d) Speak in as deep a voice as possible

4. What does Ambrose wish for at the end of the story?
(a) That Magda was with him
(b) That he was already an adult
(c) That the funhouse had never been built
(d) That he had never entered the funhouse and that he was dead

5. What does Ambrose’s father do with his cigarette when he is finished with it?
(a) Puts it out in the ashtray
(b) Throws it out the window
(c) Hands it to his wife
(d) Gives to Uncle Karl

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say could be one way for girls to become well-developed?

2. What does Ambrose know he will teach his son?

3. What does Ambrose think about being himself?

4. How does the narrator say Ambrose feels about a funhouse?

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

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