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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) He is experiencing a feeling of being lost in space and time.
(b) Gin has always imagined losing her virginity on a California beach.
(c) The sound of the waves is exaggerated by his excitement.
(d) He is referencing the film From Here to Eternity.

2. In the story's opening, what details are related to the characters' youth?
(a) Grass, leaves, and snow.
(b) Light and darkness.
(c) The condition of the Rambler and the rosary.
(d) Gin's bed and their parents' cars.

3. What technique is used in the phrase "the forlorn, deflated Trojan" (238)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Simile.

4. In the story's opening, what details are related to the passage of time?
(a) Light and darkness.
(b) Gin's bed and their parents' cars.
(c) Grass, leaves, and snow.
(d) The condition of the Rambler and the rosary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On the fall night when the narrator realizes that his relationship with Gin is over, what are they arguing about?

2. What is the detail about how long the narrator has been carrying a condom in his pocket meant to convey?

3. What is the narrator's tone when he recalls, "I was trying to calm your terror with reassuring phrases such as 'Holy shit! I don’t fucking believe this!'” (236)?

4. What does Gin mean when she tells the narrator that she knows the dead woman?

5. What does the narrator speculate that the lightening across the water might be doing?

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