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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 does Gin believe is true about the dead woman on the beach?
(a) She was sent by God.
(b) Gin and the narrator could have saved her.
(c) She was an omen.
(d) Her death was accidental.

2. On page 234, which of the following terms does the narrator use to describe the sunset?
(a) "Pink peace."
(b) "Rose rapture."
(c) "Restless rose."
(d) "Panorama pink."

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

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

5. What technique is evident in the phrase "feverish plucking and twanging, tom-toms, congas, and gongs" (235)?
(a) Cacophony.
(b) Double entendre.
(c) Hyperbaton.
(d) Euphony.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gin mean when she tells the narrator that she knows the dead woman?

2. What technique is employed in the phrase "How adept we were at fumbling" (233)?

3. What is the tone of the narrator's description of people in Gold Coast apartments having sex?

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

5. Why does the narrator say that Lake Michigan "became" the Pacific Ocean (235)?

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