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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 like him again.
(b) For her to stay away from him.
(c) For her to apologize to him.
(d) For her to get over the incident on the beach.

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

3. On page 234, which of the following terms does the narrator use to describe the sunset?
(a) "Rose rapture."
(b) "Panorama pink."
(c) "Pink peace."
(d) "Restless rose."

4. What is the title of the poem used as an epigraph for this story?
(a) "We Did It."
(b) "The Mirror."
(c) "In Darkness and in Light."
(d) "Water."

5. After the narrator drops Gin off at her building on the night of the incident at the beach, why does she run back outside and call after him?
(a) She want to know if he is going to tell anyone what happened.
(b) She wants to tell him that she loves him.
(c) She needs to get her blanket back from him.
(d) She wants to know if he needs an umbrella.

6. In the light from the squad cars and flashlights, what does the narrator see on the beach as the other couples are running away?
(a) Dead fish.
(b) Garbage.
(c) The condom.
(d) A dead body.

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

8. While he is on the beach, what does the narrator imagine the couples in the high-rises around them are wearing?
(a) Business suits.
(b) Cocktail attire.
(c) Monogrammed pajamas.
(d) Spa robes.

9. Gin mentions her "nonna's cottage" (240). Whose cottage is this?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her aunt.

10. To what does the narrator compare Gin's mother's rosary?
(a) A belt.
(b) A noose.
(c) A snake.
(d) A bolo tie.

11. In the story's opening, what details are related to the story's epigraph?
(a) The condition of the Rambler and the rosary.
(b) Grass, leaves, and snow.
(c) Light and darkness.
(d) Gin's bed and their parents' cars.

12. 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) The woman was from her neighborhood.
(c) She dreams about the woman.
(d) The woman is a distant relative of Gin's.

13. In the story's opening, what details are related to the characters' youth?
(a) Gin's bed and their parents' cars.
(b) Grass, leaves, and snow.
(c) Light and darkness.
(d) The condition of the Rambler and the rosary.

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

15. What detail on page 233 reveals that some time has passed since the events of the story took place?
(a) The "now defunct Clark Theater."
(b) Gin saying that she feels "like Doris Day" is watching her.
(c) The characters visiting "Oak Street Beach."
(d) The "lilac bushes in Marquette Park."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On page 243, there is a reference to "Casanova." Why is this historical figure mentioned?

3. From the context of page 234, what "apocalypse" is the allusion to the Four Horsemen referring to?

4. Why does the narrator say that Lake Michigan "became" the Pacific Ocean (235)?

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

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