Here are selected statements from the text that support the given points: (i) “He spent most of his time in play.” – Shows Mij is like a small boy. (iii) “I watched, amazed...” – Shows Maxwell is often surprised by Mij’s actions. (iv) “He would throw the ball... like a four-footed soccer player.” – A comical description of Mij’s antics. (v) “A suitcase that I had taken to Iraq had become Mij’s playbox...” – Shows Maxwell observes Mij carefully. (vii) “It is, in fact, of a race previously unknown to science.” – Shows Maxwell finds Mij very unusual. These lines support how Maxwell’s descriptions bring out Mij’s unique, amusing, and almost human-like behavior.