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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 kind of blanket does Gin bring to the beach?
(a) Her grandmother's quilt.
(b) A Navajo blanket.
(c) A picnic blanket.
(d) An army blanket.

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

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

4. From the context of page 234, what "apocalypse" is the allusion to the Four Horsemen referring to?
(a) Global pandemic.
(b) Water scarcity.
(c) Nuclear annihilation.
(d) Climate change.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Gin tell the narrator "Stop" when they are just about to have sex (236)?

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

4. What does the narrator see on the street when he is leaving Gin's building on the night of the beach incident?

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

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