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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. Why does Gin tell the narrator "Stop" when they are just about to have sex (236)?
(a) She has changed her mind about having sex.
(b) The narrator's condom has fallen off.
(c) She sees something in the water.
(d) She sees the police lights.

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

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

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

5. On the fall night when the narrator realizes that his relationship with Gin is over, what are they arguing about?
(a) A female poet who has committed suicide.
(b) A series of Elvis movies they saw at a drive-in.
(c) The drowned woman.
(d) Whether they will ever have sex.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens after the night on the beach, when the narrator senses Gin growing distant while they are kissing?

3. What is the description of the condom springing from the narrator's fingers "like a spring from a clock" (235) meant to convey?

4. What does Gin tell the narrator she is afraid of when they are lying on the beach together?

5. In Gin's dream about the beach, why has the narrator left her alone?

(see the answer key)

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