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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. 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 poet who wrote about the nobility of faithfulness.
(c) He was a groundbreaking psychiatrist.
(d) He was a legendary lover.

2. On the night when he realizes that their relationship is over, what does the narrator realize he really wants from Gin?
(a) For her to get over the incident on the beach.
(b) For her to stay away from him.
(c) For her to like him again.
(d) For her to apologize to him.

3. 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 has changed her mind about having sex.
(c) She sees the police lights.
(d) The narrator's condom has fallen off.

4. What technique is used in the sentence "On my fingers your slick scent mixed with the coconut musk of the suntan lotion we’d repeatedly smeared over each other's bodies" (234) ?
(a) Allusion.
(b) Metonymy.
(c) Imagery.
(d) Personification.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the narrator speculate that the lightening across the water might be doing?

5. To what British author does the narrator ironically compare himself near the end of the story?

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