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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. When the narrator unbuttons the second button on Gin's shirt, what does he see?
(a) A bruise.
(b) A scar.
(c) Her camisole.
(d) Her cross.

2. What technique is employed in the phrase "How adept we were at fumbling" (233)?
(a) Juxtaposition.
(b) Verbal irony.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Oxymoron.

3. To what does the narrator compare the other lovers on the beach?
(a) Crash-test dummies.
(b) Sleeping dolls.
(c) Abandoned mannequins.
(d) Fallen soldiers.

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 convey the narrator's ambiguous sexual orientation.
(c) To depict Gin's youth and vulnerability.
(d) To imply that the narrator is not really attracted to Gin.

5. To what British author does the narrator ironically compare himself near the end of the story?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) D. H. Lawrence.
(c) Rudyard Kipling.
(d) H. G. Wells.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first priority of the ambulance attendant when he arrives?

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

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

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

5. While he is on the beach, what does the narrator imagine the couples in the high-rises around them are wearing?

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