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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. In the light from the squad cars and flashlights, what does the narrator see on the beach as the other couples are running away?
(a) A dead body.
(b) The condom.
(c) Dead fish.
(d) Garbage.

2. What does Gin mean when she tells the narrator that she knows the dead woman?
(a) The woman was not much older than Gin.
(b) She dreams about the woman.
(c) The woman is a distant relative of Gin's.
(d) The woman was from her neighborhood.

3. On the night when he realizes that their relationship is over, what does the narrator realize he really wants from Gin?
(a) For her to get over the incident on the beach.
(b) For her to stay away from him.
(c) For her to apologize to him.
(d) For her to like him again.

4. What repetition technique is used in the story's opening paragraph?
(a) Epizeuxis.
(b) Epistrophe.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Antanaclasis.

5. What is the detail about how long the narrator has been carrying a condom in his pocket meant to convey?
(a) His responsible attitude.
(b) His eagerness to have sex with Gin.
(c) His relative experience compared to Gin.
(d) His blindness to Gin's feelings.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story's opening, what details are related to the story's epigraph?

2. What is the rhetorical purpose of including the detail "the skinny rails of your legs" (235) when the narrator is talking about taking off Gin's bikini bottom?

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

4. 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?

5. What technique is evident in the phrase "feverish plucking and twanging, tom-toms, congas, and gongs" (235)?

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