Across
- 3. Creatures that symbolize freedom or escape
- 6. the sport Given played in high school
- 7. the name of the ardent racist who dislikes the fact that his son is in a relationship with Leonie
- 9. one of Leonie's biggest flaws
- 10. Jojo’s grandfather’s first name
- 11. Michael's ____________ (relative) shot and killed Given.
- 12. action verb that describes how Pop kills Richie to spare him from a more horrific death
- 13. state where the story takes place
- 17. Symbol of systemic racial violence in Mississippi; shaped Pop's life
- 18. Parchman inmate killed alongside Richie
Down
- 1. Visionary creature often interpreted as ominous or tempting
- 2. what Jojo carries in his pocket during the road trip
- 4. Animal symbolizing danger or historical oppression for Black people
- 5. Cycles explored through incarceration, addiction, and death
- 8. Ghost who haunts Jojo on the road trip, tied to Parchman
- 12. how the other inmate with Richie is killed (_____+alive)
- 13. the character who says this to Leonie "It ain’t healthy… All you hear, all you see, is him… You look at him like a little puppy dog.”
- 14. a metaphor (noun)for the spirit of the dead, how they communicate and also the connection between humans and the animal world, and a way that African culture was passed down by enslaved people and their descendants
- 15. the number of POVS in the book
- 16. action verb that describes how Pop kills Richie to spare him from a more horrific death
