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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 the narrator say should be the middle of a story about being lost in a fun house?
(a) All the relevant facts between going into the house and getting lost
(b) The narrator thinks there should be no set beginning, middle and end in a story
(c) He does not say what should be in the middle
(d) The middle should start when the main character gets lost

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

3. How does Peter get into the swimming pool?
(a) He makes a swan dive
(b) He lies down at the side and rolls into the water
(c) He cannonballs into the pool
(d) He goes down the ladder

4. What sets beside the lady on the cigar box?
(a) A five-stringed lyre
(b) A small bassinette
(c) A stack of books
(d) A flute

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) Talking about life at college in detail
(c) Telling Peter how Magda will look as an adult
(d) Describing a trip to the moon

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Ambrose’s father was a young teen how did his family go on vacation?

3. What kind of voice does Peter use when pledging to be a good boy?

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

5. What does Ambrose finally figure out about his father’s reaction when Ambrose says he is going through the funhouse with Magda?

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