Maniac (Page 155) Questions

Compare and Contrast: What did Maniac suspect about the McNab boys but NOT the Beale siblings?

• They were both good at running

• They were spoiling from the inside out

• They were identical in appearance

• They both had an older sibling in town

What does the word "parental" most likely mean in the passage?

• a repeated decorative design

• expressing disapproval of or objection to something

• relating to a person's parent or parents; a person's parents

• speak and act so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not

Why did Maniac hesitate to force the boys to do right?

• He was too lazy to do so

• He was afraid of the boys

• He was not ready to be a parent figure

• He didn't care about the boys

What details from the text tell us that Maniac was having trouble giving up on the McNabs? Select ALL that apply.

• “...he wanted to stay as he couldn’t go...”
  

• "Running in the mornings and reading in the afternoons gave him just enough stability to endure the zany nights at the McNabs’."

• “...to abandon something in himself...”
  

• “...they were spoiling and somebody must do something.”
  

Maniac was having trouble giving up on the McNabs'. What does this tell us about Jeffery's character traits? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

How does Jeffery understand the role of parents even though he doesn’t have a family himself? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.