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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 the narrator say that Lake Michigan "became" the Pacific Ocean (235)?
(a) The sound of the waves is exaggerated by his excitement.
(b) He is referencing the film From Here to Eternity.
(c) He is experiencing a feeling of being lost in space and time.
(d) Gin has always imagined losing her virginity on a California beach.

2. 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 create a mood of disgust.
(c) To depict Gin's youth and vulnerability.
(d) To convey the narrator's ambiguous sexual orientation.

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

4. How has the narrator and Gin's relationship changed by the end of the summer?
(a) They argue constantly about trivial things.
(b) Gin cries whenever the narrator tries to kiss her.
(c) Gin is not comfortable being alone with the narrator.
(d) The narrator has begun to notice other girls in his neighborhood.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what sense is the drowned woman also still constantly in the narrator's thoughts?

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

3. What is the tone of the narrator's description of people in Gold Coast apartments having sex?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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