Effects Of The ‘disease’ On His Friendship

Question 1

Useless bloody Mama’s boy

Answer 1

We know that Neil is hiding his body but to Michael it looks like he is making lots of pathetic excuses not to go into the water

Question 2

put on a shirt, buttoning it up to the neck

Answer 2

He’s hiding himself completely. He doesn’t want any scrap of his skin to be on show

Question 3

Neil’s fist bunched in the sand

Answer 3

Neil is wounded by Michael’s criticism and anger but he can’t show it or else he’ll look weak

Question 4

Too cold. Anyway I told you I can’t swim

Answer 4

This is another of Neils’s excuses, all to avoid revealing his skin