Across
- 2. Nickname for mother
- 5. The penalty of ___ awaited me if I made a wrong move
- 7. Mrs. Moss wanted Richard to ___her daughter, Bess
- 8. Richard strangled it to get back at his father
- 10. Richard threatened his ___ with razors
- 11. Author's first name
- 13. Richard fought Aunt Addie with one of these kitchen objects
- 18. Richard's ___ set up a fight between him and Harrison
- 20. Author's last name
- 21. The ___forced Richard to go on welfare (historic event)
- 25. White men ___ Richard's Uncle Hoskins
- 26. Addie or Maggie to Richard
- 27. Granny ___ Richard when he told her to "kiss back there"
- 28. Strict church member with whom Richard often lives
- 30. A word that means revise, as in writing
Down
- 1. Richard's father ___ his family
- 3. Richard had to live ___ from his mother when she became paralyzed
- 4. Richard's aunt and teacher who threatened to kill him twice
- 6. Major theme of the novel
- 7. Richard took part in a scheme that skimmed ___ from ticket sales
- 9. Shorty let a white man kick him in the bottom for ___
- 12. Agrees to fight with Richard for money
- 14. Richard desperately wanted to go here
- 15. She was willing to marry Richard
- 16. Richard is not ___ (has to do with church)
- 17. Richard realized that words are ___
- 19. Richard tried not to _____ Bess
- 22. Name of cook who spit in the food
- 23. Shorty operated one of these
- 24. Richard's family was very ___ (type of wealth)
- 29. Another word for rage