Summarizer; Chapter 4

By this point in the book, Frank is most likely in second grade and is making his First Communion, and while his mother is excited for him to receive it, he is just excited to receive the collection of money he will get from his family and neighbors. Franks first confession goes well, but when he later returns home for his First Communion breakfast he eats too fast and throws it up, as well as the Communion. His grandmother makes him confess to the priest for "throwing up God in her backyard". She makes Frank ask the priest to do and he says to wash it away with a little water. Frank's grandmother is angry again because she doesn't know whether or not to use holy water or regular water, and she makes Frank go to confession for the third time that morning. The priest is amused when Frank says, "Father it's been 1 minute since my last confession" and eventually tells Franks to use regular water, and to stop bothering him.

Because of this scenario, Frank never gets his Communion Collection, but ends up being able to go to the movies when his non-catholic friend Mikey makes a scene when getting tickets so Frank can sneak in.

Frank also has a new teacher, Mr. Benson. Most of this chapter recalls childhood memories Frank recalls of him being in school, there is one specific scene in which Frank shows just how selfless he is. In this scene the boys are given 'raisin muffins' but they never have raisins. Frank somehow gets the muffin with the only raisin, and even though he is starving himself, he gives it to another boy Paddy who does not ask for it, but he is starving more than Frank is.

-Donna Wylie