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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 employed in the phrase "How adept we were at fumbling" (233)?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Juxtaposition.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Verbal irony.

2. In the story's opening, what details are related to the passage of time?
(a) The condition of the Rambler and the rosary.
(b) Grass, leaves, and snow.
(c) Gin's bed and their parents' cars.
(d) Light and darkness.

3. What is the title of the poem used as an epigraph for this story?
(a) "The Mirror."
(b) "In Darkness and in Light."
(c) "We Did It."
(d) "Water."

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

5. While he is on the beach, what does the narrator imagine the couples in the high-rises around them are wearing?
(a) Business suits.
(b) Monogrammed pajamas.
(c) Spa robes.
(d) Cocktail attire.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the fall night when the narrator realizes that his relationship with Gin is over, what are they arguing about?

2. What does the narrator compare the dead woman's hair to?

3. In the story's opening, what details are related to the characters' social circumstances?

4. Which detail of the narrator's description of their kisses indicates the passage of time?

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

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