Chapters 27 and 28 Summary

Chapter 27

Jack's mother went to gather some raspberries. A short time later, he heard her hollering for him. A deer that had been shot in the neck bounded out of the wooded area. Right behind the deer was his mother who told Jack to get the rifle. He saw a man in camouflage and wearing a black ski mask behind his mother pointing his rifle at the deer. He ran to get the Japanese rifle. All Jack could find was the Japanese sword. He ran and gave his mother the sword who ordered the man to leave. It was his kill, he told her. She recognized the voice. It was her crazy brother, Will. He had stolen the Japanese rifle to go hunting.

With all that commotion, Mrs. Gantos wondered why Jack's nose wasn't bleeding. He told her that Miss Volker...