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

2. On the fall night when the narrator realizes that his relationship with Gin is over, what are they arguing about?
(a) The drowned woman.
(b) A series of Elvis movies they saw at a drive-in.
(c) A female poet who has committed suicide.
(d) Whether they will ever have sex.

3. In the light from the squad cars and flashlights, what does the narrator see on the beach as the other couples are running away?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Dead fish.
(c) A dead body.
(d) The condom.

4. What technique is used in the phrase "the forlorn, deflated Trojan" (238)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Simile.

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) The narrator's condom has fallen off.
(c) She sees the police lights.
(d) She sees something in the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator see on the street when he is leaving Gin's building on the night of the beach incident?

2. What is the rhetorical purpose of the anaphora in the narrator's description of the Gold Coast residents having sex?

3. What does Gin believe is true about the dead woman on the beach?

4. 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)?

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

(see the answer key)

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