I don’t want you spending all that money, Mr. Pignati” (Zindel, 74). That was Lorraine pleading Mr. Pignati not to purchase her and John gifts. “Nonsense,’ he insisted” (Zindel, 74). Mr. Pignati wanted to buy these items for them. John and Lorraine do not take advantage of Mr. Pignati in this book; in fact Mr. Pignati takes advantage of them. Mr. Pignati took his new friends to the zoo. The kids never asked to go to …showed first 75 words of 344 total…

…showed last 75 words of 344 total…when Mr. Pignati was on his hospital bed, he told the kids to keep the keys to his house, and make themselves at home. “You keep them,…Maybe you’ll want to watch some television or have some more chocolate ants.” (Zindel, 105). Lorraine and John never took advantage of Mr. Pignati. He offered them many things, they never asked for them. He did many nice things, but none of them were ever asked of him.