Answer:
C. Maddison thinks Earl wastefully spent money on his diner.
Step-by-step explanation:
What these two passages have in common is the presence of a prodigal son. A prodigal son is someone that spends money recklessly and freely, in other words, someone wasteful. Just like the son from the first story who wastes all his money in a recklessly extravagant way, the son from the other story, also wasted his money freely on the diner. Undoubtedly, Maddison thinks Earl wastefully spent money on his diner.