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

3. How has the narrator and Gin's relationship changed by the end of the summer?
(a) Gin cries whenever the narrator tries to kiss her.
(b) They argue constantly about trivial things.
(c) The narrator has begun to notice other girls in his neighborhood.
(d) Gin is not comfortable being alone with the narrator.

4. 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?
(a) She wants to know if he needs an umbrella.
(b) She wants to tell him that she loves him.
(c) She want to know if he is going to tell anyone what happened.
(d) She needs to get her blanket back from him.

5. What does Gin tell the narrator she is afraid of when they are lying on the beach together?
(a) Her parents finding out.
(b) Someone seeing them having sex.
(c) Getting pregnant.
(d) Him leaving her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What repetition technique is used in the story's opening paragraph?

3. What is the narrator's tone when he recalls, "I was trying to calm your terror with reassuring phrases such as 'Holy shit! I don’t fucking believe this!'” (236)?

4. What technique is used in the phrase "the forlorn, deflated Trojan" (238)?

5. Gin mentions her "nonna's cottage" (240). Whose cottage is this?

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