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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. To what does the narrator compare Gin's mother's rosary?
(a) A snake.
(b) A bolo tie.
(c) A belt.
(d) A noose.

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

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

4. What is the description of the condom springing from the narrator's fingers "like a spring from a clock" (235) meant to convey?
(a) The narrator's general clumsiness.
(b) The pressure of time passing.
(c) The complex nature of growing up.
(d) The comical setting of their first attempt at sex.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the narrator drops Gin off at her building on the night of the incident at the beach, why does she run back outside and call after him?

2. What is the detail about how long the narrator has been carrying a condom in his pocket meant to convey?

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

4. What characteristic of the area around the beach is conveyed with its nickname, the "Gold Coast"?

5. What technique is used in the sentence "On my fingers your slick scent mixed with the coconut musk of the suntan lotion we’d repeatedly smeared over each other's bodies" (234) ?

(see the answer key)

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