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

2. When the police examine the woman's body in the light of their flashlights, what does her nakedness and obvious pregnancy cause them to do?
(a) Remove their hats and bow their heads.
(b) Cross themselves and say a prayer.
(c) Look at Gin uncomfortably.
(d) Tell the narrator and Gin to move back.

3. Who is the author of "We Didn't"?
(a) Perry Katzek.
(b) Yehuda Amichai.
(c) Stuart Dybek.
(d) Vincent Kowalski.

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

5. When the narrator unbuttons the second button on Gin's shirt, what does he see?
(a) Her cross.
(b) Her camisole.
(c) A bruise.
(d) A scar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gin tell the narrator "Stop" when they are just about to have sex (236)?

2. What kind of blanket does Gin bring to the beach?

3. How has the narrator and Gin's relationship changed by the end of the summer?

4. Which of the following is one of the places where the narrator and Gin go to try to resume their attempts at intimacy after the incident at the beach?

5. What is the first priority of the ambulance attendant when he arrives?

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