Controversial Passages

" 'I bet a hundred dollars you wouldn't really eat a worm. You talk big now, but you wouldn't if you were sitting at the dinner table with a worm on your plate.'
'I bet I would. I'd eat fifteen worms if somebody'd bet me a hundred dollars.'
'You really want to bet? I'll bet you fifty dollars you can't eat fiftenn worms. I really will' " (3).
-This quote happens in the beginning of the book when Billy and Alan are talking about worms. They are aguring and Alan bets Billy that he will not be able to eat the worm. This becomes the entire plot of the story. This shows the part of the book that involves betting and gambling.
"Tom cut another piece, ketchuped, mustarded, salted, peppered, horseradished, and lemoned it, and handed the fork to Billy. Billy slugged it down, smacking his lips. And so they proceeded, now sprinkling on cinnamon and sugar or a bit of cheese, some cracker crumbs or Worcestershire sauce, until there was nothing on the plate but a few stray dabs of ketchup and mustard."
-This quote is about one time when Billy ate a worm. This shows the gross portions of the novel that are not socially acceptable.