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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. In the simile that the narrator uses when he describes holding Gin's breasts in his hands on page 234, to what does he compare her breasts?
(a) A garden.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Cups.
(d) Water.

2. What is the detail about how long the narrator has been carrying a condom in his pocket meant to convey?
(a) His blindness to Gin's feelings.
(b) His responsible attitude.
(c) His eagerness to have sex with Gin.
(d) His relative experience compared to Gin.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the narrator unbuttons the second button on Gin's shirt, what does he see?

2. What technique is employed in the phrase "and justice for all" (234)?

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

4. 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)?

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

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