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

2. Gin mentions her "nonna's cottage" (240). Whose cottage is this?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her sister.

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

4. Why does Gin tell the narrator "Stop" when they are just about to have sex (236)?
(a) She sees the police lights.
(b) She sees something in the water.
(c) The narrator's condom has fallen off.
(d) She has changed her mind about having sex.

5. 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)?
(a) Fatalistic.
(b) Bemused.
(c) Ironic.
(d) Acerbic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story's opening, what details are related to the passage of time?

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

3. To what British author does the narrator ironically compare himself near the end of the story?

4. What technique is used in the sentence "On my fingers your slick scent mixed with the coconut musk of the suntan lotion we’d repeatedly smeared over each other's bodies" (234) ?

5. To what does the narrator compare the other lovers on the beach?

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