Answer: Maniac confuses him because Maniac is not prejudiced toward him or afraid of him. When Maniac takes a bite of Mars Bar's candy — an unheard of act because blacks and whites never put their mouths where the other has been — Mars Bar is shocked by Maniac's nerve.
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The author most likely included this paragraph in 'The Hot Zone' to explain some of the reasons for downplaying the seriousness of the situation. The lines 'When he talked to the Washington Post reporters, he was careful not to discuss the more dramatic aspects of the operation.
