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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. In the story's opening, what details are related to the passage of time?
(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.

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

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

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

5. 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 imply that the narrator is not really attracted to Gin.
(b) To depict Gin's youth and vulnerability.
(c) To create a mood of disgust.
(d) To convey the narrator's ambiguous sexual orientation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of buildings are on the lovers' lane?

3. How has the narrator and Gin's relationship changed by the end of the summer?

4. Which of the following is one of the places where the narrator and Gin go to try to resume their attempts at intimacy after the incident at the beach?

5. What technique is employed in the phrase "and justice for all" (234)?

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