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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) Leaves.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) A horse's tail.
(d) A wig.
2. How has the narrator and Gin's relationship changed by the end of the summer?
(a) Gin cries whenever the narrator tries to kiss her.
(b) The narrator has begun to notice other girls in his neighborhood.
(c) Gin is not comfortable being alone with the narrator.
(d) They argue constantly about trivial things.
3. 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) Water.
(b) A garden.
(c) Cups.
(d) Fruit.
4. What is the rhetorical purpose of including the detail "the skinny rails of your legs" (235) when the narrator is talking about taking off Gin's bikini bottom?
(a) To create a mood of disgust.
(b) To imply that the narrator is not really attracted to Gin.
(c) To convey the narrator's ambiguous sexual orientation.
(d) To depict Gin's youth and vulnerability.
5. What is the detail about how long the narrator has been carrying a condom in his pocket meant to convey?
(a) His blindness to Gin's feelings.
(b) His responsible attitude.
(c) His relative experience compared to Gin.
(d) His eagerness to have sex with Gin.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the police examine the woman's body in the light of their flashlights, what does her nakedness and obvious pregnancy cause them to do?
2. 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) ?
3. What does the narrator speculate that the lightening across the water might be doing?
4. On page 243, there is a reference to "Casanova." Why is this historical figure mentioned?
5. Gin mentions her "nonna's cottage" (240). Whose cottage is this?
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