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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 characteristic of the area around the beach is conveyed with its nickname, the "Gold Coast"?
(a) It is similar to the Mediterranean.
(b) It is full of opportunity.
(c) It is beautiful.
(d) It is expensive.

2. What does Gin tell the narrator she is afraid of when they are lying on the beach together?
(a) Getting pregnant.
(b) Her parents finding out.
(c) Someone seeing them having sex.
(d) Him leaving her.

3. In Gin's dream about the beach, why has the narrator left her alone?
(a) After they have sex, he loses interest in her.
(b) He has gone to get some mustard.
(c) They have had a big fight.
(d) He is trying to help find a lost child.

4. 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) The condom.
(c) A dead body.
(d) Dead fish.

5. On the night when he realizes that their relationship is over, what does the narrator realize he really wants from Gin?
(a) For her to get over the incident on the beach.
(b) For her to like him again.
(c) For her to stay away from him.
(d) For her to apologize to him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the story's opening, what details are related to the passage of time?

3. What repetition technique is used in the story's opening paragraph?

4. What detail on page 233 reveals that some time has passed since the events of the story took place?

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

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