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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 does Gin believe is true about the dead woman on the beach?
(a) She was sent by God.
(b) Her death was accidental.
(c) She was an omen.
(d) Gin and the narrator could have saved her.

2. Why does the narrator say that Lake Michigan "became" the Pacific Ocean (235)?
(a) Gin has always imagined losing her virginity on a California beach.
(b) He is experiencing a feeling of being lost in space and time.
(c) He is referencing the film From Here to Eternity.
(d) The sound of the waves is exaggerated by his excitement.

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

4. What does the narrator see on the street when he is leaving Gin's building on the night of the beach incident?
(a) A condom.
(b) His underwear.
(c) Gin's blanket.
(d) Beach sand.

5. Which detail of the narrator's description of their kisses indicates the passage of time?
(a) The wind.
(b) The suntan lotion.
(c) The Cokes.
(d) The lip gloss.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To what does the narrator compare Gin's mother's rosary?

4. What does Gin mean when she tells the narrator that she knows the dead woman?

5. What kind of buildings are on the lovers' lane?

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