View a FREE sample

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 see on the street when he is leaving Gin's building on the night of the beach incident?
(a) Gin's blanket.
(b) Beach sand.
(c) His underwear.
(d) A condom.

2. What kind of blanket does Gin bring to the beach?
(a) An army blanket.
(b) Her grandmother's quilt.
(c) A picnic blanket.
(d) A Navajo blanket.

3. On page 243, there is a reference to "Casanova." Why is this historical figure mentioned?
(a) He was a poet who wrote about the nobility of faithfulness.
(b) He was a groundbreaking psychiatrist.
(c) He was a priest who argued that premarital sex is not a mortal sin.
(d) He was a legendary lover.

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

5. In the story's opening, what details are related to the characters' youth?
(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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. To what does the narrator compare the other lovers on the beach?

4. Why does Gin tell the narrator "Stop" when they are just about to have sex (236)?

5. What is the rhetorical purpose of the anaphora in the narrator's description of the Gold Coast residents having sex?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 347 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample