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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. What kind of buildings are on the lovers' lane?
(a) Run-down cottages.
(b) Abandoned factories.
(c) Giant warehouses.
(d) Bars and strip clubs.

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

3. What detail on page 233 reveals that some time has passed since the events of the story took place?
(a) The "now defunct Clark Theater."
(b) Gin saying that she feels "like Doris Day" is watching her.
(c) The "lilac bushes in Marquette Park."
(d) The characters visiting "Oak Street Beach."

4. While he is on the beach, what does the narrator imagine the couples in the high-rises around them are wearing?
(a) Cocktail attire.
(b) Business suits.
(c) Monogrammed pajamas.
(d) Spa robes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story's opening, what details are related to the characters' social circumstances?

2. On the night when he realizes that their relationship is over, what does the narrator realize he really wants from Gin?

3. 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?

4. In the light from the squad cars and flashlights, what does the narrator see on the beach as the other couples are running away?

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

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