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

2. What does the narrator compare the dead woman's hair to?
(a) Leaves.
(b) A horse's tail.
(c) A wig.
(d) Seaweed.

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) Cups.
(b) Fruit.
(c) A garden.
(d) Water.

4. What repetition technique is used in the story's opening paragraph?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Epizeuxis.
(c) Epistrophe.
(d) Antanaclasis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What technique is employed in the phrase "How adept we were at fumbling" (233)?

3. What characteristic of the area around the beach is conveyed with its nickname, the "Gold Coast"?

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

5. In the story's opening, what details are related to the story's epigraph?

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