2. In Gin's dream about the beach, why has the narrator left her alone?
(a) He is trying to help find a lost child.
(b) They have had a big fight.
(c) He has gone to get some mustard.
(d) After they have sex, he loses interest in her.

3. To what does the narrator compare the other lovers on the beach?
(a) Abandoned mannequins.
(b) Sleeping dolls.
(c) Crash-test dummies.
(d) Fallen soldiers.

4. On the night when he realizes that their relationship is over, what does the narrator realize he really wants from Gin?
(a) For her to stay away from him.
(b) For her to like him again.
(c) For her to get over the incident on the beach.
(d) For her to apologize to him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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)?

2. When the police examine the woman's body in the light of their flashlights, what does her nakedness and obvious pregnancy cause them to do?

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

4. While he is on the beach, what does the narrator imagine the couples in the high-rises around them are wearing?

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

(see the answer key)

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