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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 technique is used in the phrase "the forlorn, deflated Trojan" (238)?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Personification.
(c) Simile.
(d) Hyperbole.

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

3. On page 243, there is a reference to "Casanova." Why is this historical figure mentioned?
(a) He was a priest who argued that premarital sex is not a mortal sin.
(b) He was a legendary lover.
(c) He was a poet who wrote about the nobility of faithfulness.
(d) He was a groundbreaking psychiatrist.

4. What does Gin mean when she tells the narrator that she knows the dead woman?
(a) The woman was not much older than Gin.
(b) She dreams about the woman.
(c) The woman is a distant relative of Gin's.
(d) The woman was from her neighborhood.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of blanket does Gin bring to the beach?

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. In the story's opening, what details are related to the characters' youth?

5. On page 234, which of the following terms does the narrator use to describe the sunset?

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