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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’s father come up with for Magda and Ambrose’s mother?
(a) Straw hats
(b) Coca-colas
(c) Sunglasses
(d) Carmel popcorn

2. What kind of tree leaves does Ambrose remember from his younger days?
(a) Beech
(b) Maple
(c) Oak
(d) Hickory

3. What do most people do when they hear the funhouse character through the loud speakers?
(a) Laugh
(b) Listen carefully to what it is saying
(c) Stop and stare
(d) Frown

4. What did Ambrose try to do when he was baptized?
(a) He tried not to laugh
(b) Bring tears to his eyes
(c) He tried not to cry
(d) Swim in the baptismal pond

5. What does Ambrose imagine his father saying to him about the people on the boardwalk?
(a) Half of them are probably insane
(b) They are trying to forget the war
(c) Nothing is what it looks like
(d) They are all here just to have some fun

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ambrose wish for at the end of the story?

2. What does the narrator say is the best thing to do when lost?

3. What happens to Ambrose’s voice if he becomes excited when talking?

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

5. Ambrose thinks everything one sees in Ocean City is preparation and intermission for what?

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