Read paragraph 1.

That was the beginning of the plague that infested the school. “Dare and do’’ was the order of the day.
What does the author’s metaphor reveal about the dare pranks?

Responses

The dare pranks caused an unsafe environment for the students and masters.
The dare pranks caused an unsafe environment for the students and masters.

The dare pranks required an expert to come in to determine how to stop them.
The dare pranks required an expert to come in to determine how to stop them.

The dare pranks were only fun once the masters got involved.
The dare pranks were only fun once the masters got involved.

The dare pranks affected everyone at the school in a negative manner.
The dare pranks affected everyone at the school in a negative manner.

The correct response is: The dare pranks affected everyone at the school in a negative manner. The author's metaphor, "That was the beginning of the plague that infested the school," suggests that the dare pranks spread and negatively impacted the entire school, similar to how a physical plague would affect a population.