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

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

3. Who asks the narrator and Gin questions as they try to leave the beach?
(a) The police officer with the crew cut.
(b) The police officer with a beer belly.
(c) Curious onlookers.
(d) The ambulance attendant.

4. On the fall night when the narrator realizes that his relationship with Gin is over, what are they arguing about?
(a) The drowned woman.
(b) Whether they will ever have sex.
(c) A female poet who has committed suicide.
(d) A series of Elvis movies they saw at a drive-in.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. In the light from the squad cars and flashlights, what does the narrator see on the beach as the other couples are running away?

3. What does Gin believe is true about the dead woman on the beach?

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

5. 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?

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