Part 3, Tenuous Adulthood, Chapters 15-21, The Baboons, The Unstable Years, Ol' Curly Toes and the King of Nubian-Judea, The Penguins of Guyana, When Baboons Were Falling Out of the Trees, The Old White Man, The Elevator, The Mound Behind the 7-Eleven Summary and Analysis

The beginning of Part Three, in Chapter 15, brings an update on the baboon clan. The coalition of six who brought down Saul, Joshua, Menasseh, Levi, Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel, and Benjamin, had been successful but there was no line of succession among them. Chaos reigned as they changed ranks from day to day. Sub-coalitions formed, such as one between Joshua and Daniel. Some...