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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. Why does Peter insist they stand by the funhouse?
(a) So they can hear the laughing
(b) So he can watch the girls’ skirts blow up
(c) In case someone gives them tickets
(d) So their parents can find them

2. What does Ambrose’s mother say when Magda wins the Towers game?
(a) Magda won because someone has a girlfriend
(b) Magda has better eyes than her sons
(c) She does not get a prize because she is not a member of the family
(d) Females will always win over the males

3. What will Ambrose tell his son when his son becomes thirteen years old?
(a) That his son is normal and that everyone goes through it
(b) That he got lost in the funhouse
(c) That he never planned to have children
(d) That his first love was Magda

4. What does Ambrose imagine a woman saying to him when he is grown about his words?
(a) He has a poor understanding of grammar
(b) He does not talk enough
(c) His words are what makes him precious to her
(d) He talks too much about himself

5. On what does a machine in the arcade stamp a person’s name?
(a) A tin plate
(b) A US penny
(c) A white metal coin
(d) A piece of cardboard

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is the emotional age of an adolescent boy compared to a girl?

2. What does Ambrose think about being himself?

3. What does Ambrose think sounds like bees droning?

4. What does Ambrose’s father do with his cigarette when he is finished with it?

5. What does the narrator say the climax of this story must be?

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