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

2. When the narrator unbuttons the second button on Gin's shirt, what does he see?
(a) Her camisole.
(b) A bruise.
(c) A scar.
(d) Her cross.

3. 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) Acerbic.
(b) Bemused.
(c) Fatalistic.
(d) Ironic.

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

5. What technique is employed in the phrase "and justice for all" (234)?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Litotes.
(d) Verbal irony.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the narrator drops Gin off at her building on the night of the incident at the beach, why does she run back outside and call after him?

2. What technique is used in the phrase "the forlorn, deflated Trojan" (238)?

3. What is the description of the condom springing from the narrator's fingers "like a spring from a clock" (235) meant to convey?

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

5. What mood do the diction and details included in the scene where the police leave their cars and enter the water create?

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