Chapter 10 Summary

Alvin Jr. wakes from a nightmare on a Sunday in chapter ten. He hates Sundays because you must be quiet and not play, and he doesn't like to kneel and get preached to about the fires of damnation. Alvin Jr. does not hate religion, he just hates Reverend Thrower who hovers over him in school, waiting for any excuse to hit him with the cane. Certain parts of religion strike Alvin as funny, and Measure warns him that their mother and Thrower are going to beat him for his behavior.

Normally, Alvin Jr. didn't have any problem getting dressed, but on Sundays, the correct clothes did not appear. He is taking hours to get ready and his mother is angry and yelling that he missed breakfast. Taleswapper offers to make sure that Alvin Jr. makes it to church on time, and Faith agrees...