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

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

3. What does Gin tell the narrator she is afraid of when they are lying on the beach together?
(a) Getting pregnant.
(b) Someone seeing them having sex.
(c) Him leaving her.
(d) Her parents finding out.

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

5. What is the first priority of the ambulance attendant when he arrives?
(a) To see if the baby is also deceased.
(b) To demand that the woman be covered up.
(c) To try to give the woman CPR.
(d) To ask whether Gin and the narrator know the woman's name.

Short Answer Questions

1. What repetition technique is used in the story's opening paragraph?

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

3. What detail on page 233 reveals that some time has passed since the events of the story took place?

4. What kind of buildings are on the lovers' lane?

5. In Gin's dream about the beach, why has the narrator left her alone?

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