Chapters 6-9

1.  Explain why the boys in the Pickwell family never thought to ask about who the stranger was sitting next to them.  What about the Pickwell family helped Jeffrey blend in?  There are several reasons.

2. Explain why Jeffrey found it safe to be in at the Pickwell table.

3. Explain what Jeffrey did that surprised both the Pickwell kids and John McNab.  Why did it surprise them?

4. Explain in your own words what happened in Chapter 7.

5. Describe John McNab in detail using text evidence. Think about him physically and his personality.

6. Explain why people started calling Jeffrey, Maniac.

7. Explain this quote from Chapter 9 “how lucky to be a face staring out from a window…” (page 32)