Part 2, Chapters 9 and 10 Summary

Jesus Fever is extremely ill. Zoo cares for her grandfather, who is experiencing hallucinations and talking out of his head. Zoo even builds a fire in the fireplace in the middle of the summer because Jesus Fever has unrelenting chills. Joel spends time with Zoo and Jesus Fever and hopes that the old man does not die because that will mean that Zoo will leave Skully's Landing. Joel says that he will protect Zoo from the threat of Keg should Keg return to the Landing, but Zoo is only amused at the slight boy's offer.

A week later Jesus Fever dies and Zoo prepares his body for burial and waits for two days until Randolph and Miss Amy designate the proper place for the burial. Randolph and Miss Amy lend no help in the burial, however, and Zoo and...