Chapter 7 Summary

Alvin Sr. brings the ridgebeam home in chapter seven to examine the pieces. The rest of the family gets out of his way while he puzzles over the wood. Alvin is tired of all the hugging and the attention his father is giving the pieces of wood. Amazingly, it seems the only normal person in the house right now is Calvin, as every one else is acting even stranger than Calvin. Alvin does not want to hang out with Calvin who is always following him around and just watching him, but he is unable to complain because his mom tells him to be nice to his brother.

Alvin Sr. asks Measure if he is sure that he got all the pieces of the ridgebeam and Measure's sarcasm angers Faith, who proceeds to give him a lecture. Everyone is quiet during the yelling until...