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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. Gin mentions her "nonna's cottage" (240). Whose cottage is this?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

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)?
(a) Ironic.
(b) Bemused.
(c) Acerbic.
(d) Fatalistic.

3. How has the narrator and Gin's relationship changed by the end of the summer?
(a) The narrator has begun to notice other girls in his neighborhood.
(b) They argue constantly about trivial things.
(c) Gin cries whenever the narrator tries to kiss her.
(d) Gin is not comfortable being alone with the narrator.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is the author of "We Didn't"?

3. To what does the narrator compare the other lovers on the beach?

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

5. In the light from the squad cars and flashlights, what does the narrator see on the beach as the other couples are running away?

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