Question

Mami makes the connection between Negi's disobedience and the attack of the termites. What does this tell you about Mami? What does it tell you about Negi?

Answer 1

Mami might be telling that disobedience might lead to a situation of unpreparedness such like an attack from termites. If Negi won't be prepared although he has been told to be prepared, he will suffer the consequence.
Mami was cautious of the things that may happen and she makes some analysis on the things that may happen with a negative attitude.

Negi doesn't care about anything so he might encounter problems because of his disobedience.

Answer 2

Mami’s connection between Negi’s disobedience and the termites shows that Mami thinks ahead about situations of unpreparedness such as the attack from the termites. This might also show that Mami was cautious, and irritated (or looking at the situation with a negative attitude) that Negi got attacked by the termites by connecting it to Negi’s disobedience. Negi, on the other hand, was ignorant of the termites until Mami mentioned them. This shows that she was not paying very much attention to her surroundings, otherwise she might have avoided the termites. Negi also could have avoided the termites if she had been willing to help her mother rather than just her father.