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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: "We Didn't".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On page 243, there is a reference to "Casanova." Why is this historical figure mentioned?
(a) He was a groundbreaking psychiatrist.
(b) He was a priest who argued that premarital sex is not a mortal sin.
(c) He was a poet who wrote about the nobility of faithfulness.
(d) He was a legendary lover.

2. What is the tone of the narrator's description of people in Gold Coast apartments having sex?
(a) Wry.
(b) Derisive.
(c) Ghoulish.
(d) Effusive.

3. To what British author does the narrator ironically compare himself near the end of the story?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) H. G. Wells.
(c) Rudyard Kipling.
(d) D. H. Lawrence.

4. What technique is employed in the phrase "and justice for all" (234)?
(a) Litotes.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Verbal irony.

5. Why does Gin tell the narrator "Stop" when they are just about to have sex (236)?
(a) She has changed her mind about having sex.
(b) She sees the police lights.
(c) She sees something in the water.
(d) The narrator's condom has fallen off.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mood do the diction and details included in the scene where the police leave their cars and enter the water create?

2. What is the narrator's tone when he recalls, "I was trying to calm your terror with reassuring phrases such as 'Holy shit! I don’t fucking believe this!'” (236)?

3. What technique is evident in the phrase "feverish plucking and twanging, tom-toms, congas, and gongs" (235)?

4. In the story's opening, what details are related to the characters' youth?

5. After the narrator drops Gin off at her building on the night of the incident at the beach, why does she run back outside and call after him?

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