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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the context of Young Skins, what does the word "estate" mean?
(a) A large home and property in the countryside.
(b) A large piece of agricultural land used for crops or animals.
(c) A planned development of houses, often designed for low-income residents.
(d) The capital passed from a deceased person to their heirs.

2. Where do Jenny and Sarah lead Teddy when they leave the pub?
(a) To Grove Park.
(b) To Bleak Woods.
(c) To Farrow Hill.
(d) To Glanbeigh Cemetery.

3. What technique is used in Teddy's description of a pool ball spinning "confusedly on its own axis" (31)?
(a) Personification.
(b) Euphemism.
(c) Allusion.
(d) Simile.

4. What is Jimmy's intention when he asks the child at the bridge "What class of weapon is that" (14)?
(a) To alert Tug to the presence of a weapon.
(b) To find out if the child is actually dangerous.
(c) To play along with the child's game.
(d) To demonstrate that he is the adult in the situation.

5. What does Jimmy use to write "Marry Me" on Mark's car?
(a) Lipstick.
(b) A key.
(c) A paint marker.
(d) His own blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator describing on page 1 when he talks about "tenderized brain cases and seesawing stomachs"?

2. What is Tansey doing when Teddy says that he "gouged the baize" (31)?

3. What does Tug offer the boy as a toll for using "his" bridge?

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

5. When Teddy says, "I had a horn now," what is he saying is happening (33)?

(see the answer key)

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