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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. 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

2. What does the narrator say Ambrose and Peter’s father never does?
(a) Does not encourage or discourage the boys in their endeavors
(b) He never swears in front of the boys
(c) Disciplines the boys
(d) He has never administered corporal punishment

3. What novelist does the narrator mention as to how that author describes the sea?
(a) George Eliot
(b) Edgar Allan Poe
(c) Nathaniel Hawthorne
(d) James Joyce

4. The narrator says italics should be used how often?
(a) They should be used sparingly
(b) They should be used on every page
(c) Very often to clarify the writing
(d) Never

5. Where do Ambrose and his family live?
(a) Delaware
(b) Maryland
(c) Virginia
(d) Washington D.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ambrose imagine a woman saying to him when he is grown about his words?

2. What does the matchbook cover Ambrose’s father has advertise?

3. What does Ambrose fear is the difference between himself and others?

4. What is the usual reward for the first person to see the towers?

5. What does the narrator say is irrelevant in a story about a fun house?

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