Sing Unburied Sing

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Across
  1. 3. Creatures that symbolize freedom or escape
  2. 6. the sport Given played in high school
  3. 7. the name of the ardent racist who dislikes the fact that his son is in a relationship with Leonie
  4. 9. one of Leonie's biggest flaws
  5. 10. Jojo’s grandfather’s first name
  6. 11. Michael's ____________ (relative) shot and killed Given.
  7. 12. action verb that describes how Pop kills Richie to spare him from a more horrific death
  8. 13. state where the story takes place
  9. 17. Symbol of systemic racial violence in Mississippi; shaped Pop's life
  10. 18. Parchman inmate killed alongside Richie
Down
  1. 1. Visionary creature often interpreted as ominous or tempting
  2. 2. what Jojo carries in his pocket during the road trip
  3. 4. Animal symbolizing danger or historical oppression for Black people
  4. 5. Cycles explored through incarceration, addiction, and death
  5. 8. Ghost who haunts Jojo on the road trip, tied to Parchman
  6. 12. how the other inmate with Richie is killed (_____+alive)
  7. 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.”
  8. 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
  9. 15. the number of POVS in the book
  10. 16. action verb that describes how Pop kills Richie to spare him from a more horrific death