VOCABULARY

1. hypnotized (p.100)- produce a state of hypnosis in (someone).

2. paralyzed (p.100)- (of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement.

3. manger (p. 104)- a long open box or trough for horses or cattle to eat from

Discussion Questions

1. Do you believe Max’s dad when he says, “I don’t know what they told you. It’s all a big lie, you understand? I never killed anybody, and that’s the truth, so help me God”? Explain your answer.

2. Why do you think Max keeps referring to what is happening to him as make-believe or part of a dream?

3. What is strange about the way Iggy is behaving with Kenny Kane in the house? Why do you think he is acting different from the way he was when we first met him? (For help, see Chapter 11).

4. From the descriptions given, what kind of people are Iggy, Loretta, and Kenny?

What type of figurative language is used ?

• " cool breath like the wind.."

• " as light as a balloon .."

• .."quiet as a mouse..."