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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 mood do the diction and details included in the scene where the police leave their cars and enter the water create?
(a) Inflammatory.
(b) Reverent.
(c) Factual.
(d) Frantic.

2. What technique is evident in the phrase "feverish plucking and twanging, tom-toms, congas, and gongs" (235)?
(a) Double entendre.
(b) Cacophony.
(c) Euphony.
(d) Hyperbaton.

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

4. What characteristic of the area around the beach is conveyed with its nickname, the "Gold Coast"?
(a) It is expensive.
(b) It is similar to the Mediterranean.
(c) It is full of opportunity.
(d) It is beautiful.

5. What kind of buildings are on the lovers' lane?
(a) Run-down cottages.
(b) Abandoned factories.
(c) Giant warehouses.
(d) Bars and strip clubs.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the fall night when the narrator realizes that his relationship with Gin is over, what are they arguing about?

2. Who is the author of "We Didn't"?

3. Which of the following is one of the places where the narrator and Gin go to try to resume their attempts at intimacy after the incident at the beach?

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

5. What is the first priority of the ambulance attendant when he arrives?

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