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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 does the narrator compare the dead woman's hair to?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) A horse's tail.
(c) Leaves.
(d) A wig.

2. 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) Cups.
(b) Water.
(c) Fruit.
(d) A garden.

3. What happens after the night on the beach, when the narrator senses Gin growing distant while they are kissing?
(a) He pretends to feel the same way she does.
(b) He tries to tell her jokes to cheer her up.
(c) He kisses her harder.
(d) He tells her she is crazy.

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

5. What does Gin believe is true about the dead woman on the beach?
(a) She was sent by God.
(b) Her death was accidental.
(c) Gin and the narrator could have saved her.
(d) She was an omen.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare the other lovers on the beach?

2. What technique is evident in the phrase "feverish plucking and twanging, tom-toms, congas, and gongs" (235)?

3. Who asks the narrator and Gin questions as they try to leave the beach?

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

5. How has the narrator and Gin's relationship changed by the end of the summer?

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