Summary

Chapter 14: Chapter 14 is a montage of three different characters and how they are feeling about the chocolate sale as Brother Leon is taking roll call in homeroom. John Sulkey has already sold his 50 boxes and earned a place on a special honor roll—he is plotting how to sell more. Tubs Casper is trying to sell the chocolates so he can keep the money and buy his girlfriend Rita a bracelet. He plans on paying the money back before the end of the sale. Brian Cochran is Brother Leon’s appointed treasurer who is in charge of collecting money and tabulating the totals.

As the roll call nears Renault’s name it gets quiet and then sounds like the whole room inhales simultaneously and Jerry still says no. Brian Cochran can see Brother Leon’s hands shaking in fury and he worries it will all...