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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. 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.

2. What happens after the night on the beach, when the narrator senses Gin growing distant while they are kissing?
(a) He tries to tell her jokes to cheer her up.
(b) He kisses her harder.
(c) He pretends to feel the same way she does.
(d) He tells her she is crazy.

3. 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) Dead fish.
(b) The condom.
(c) Garbage.
(d) A dead body.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the narrator speculate that the lightening across the water might be doing?

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