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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: "Bait".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Tug's theory about the two women supposedly sighted with Wayne Clancy?
(a) They are part of a child trafficking ring.
(b) They are taking him to his birth father.
(c) They are recruiters for a cult.
(d) They are desperate for a child of their own.

2. What does Tug do to Mark's car?
(a) Kicks in the windshield.
(b) Flips it over.
(c) Smashes the headlights.
(d) Runs a key down the paint on the doors.

3. When Tansey tells Sarah that she is a "diamond pulled from a coal bucket," what is he implying about her family?
(a) They are criminals.
(b) They are poorly educated.
(c) They are poor.
(d) They are ugly.

4. In "Bait," Teddy describes Matteen as feeling "dolour" (19). What does this mean Matteen is feeling?
(a) Lust.
(b) Pride.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Nausea.

5. What is foreshadowed by Matteen's comment to Sarah and Jenny "That's what passes for consent these days" (25) ?
(a) Matteen's success in lining up opponents at Quillinan's.
(b) The women's assault on Teddy.
(c) Sarah's aggressive response to Tansey.
(d) Tansey's bullying at Quillinan's.

Short Answer Questions

1. The word "oyster" to describe Matteen's paleness is likely chosen for what connotation?

2. What technique is used in the sentence, "Slender reeds brush against one another as cleanly as freshly whetted blades" (13)?

3. The atmosphere of "Bait" is partially created by what unusual weather?

4. When Sarah first gets into Teddy's car, what does she do?

5. In the context of Young Skins, what does the word "estate" mean?

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