Across
- 3. Strike that took place between the unions and the packers.
- 7. Throughout the story jurgis was sent here a couple times for getting into fights.
- 10. “They use everything about the hog except the ____”
- 11. Person who comes from a different country.
- 15. This season made it very hard for people to get to work.
- 17. Phrase to describe Jugis returning back to work after he gets hurt.
- 22. One of the main characters, around 15 years old, is described as small.
- 23. A word used to describe the bad conditions the workers had to work in.
- 24. One of the animals they slaughtered.
- 25. Person who sits at the bar to try to draw people in.
- 26. When the workers fingers get so cold.
- 27. This word was used to describe Jurgis and Onas house.
- 28. Place where animals are stored and cut up.
- 29. Worker who kills the animals before they are cut up and packaged.
Down
- 1. Person who gives Jurgis 100 dollars.
- 2. Organization of workers made to protect other interests and improve wages.
- 4. Worst place for people to work, had to wear a sponge over their mouth, came out smelling gross, people died after working there.
- 5. Ona’s stepmother.
- 6. What the workers did to the animals.
- 7. One of the main characters, around 20 years old, described as strong and big.
- 8. These workers worked in the slaughterhouse and it was their job to cut heads off of the animals.
- 9. Name of Ona and Jurgis baby.
- 12. Ona’s cousin.
- 13. This happened to many people, including Ona, after having one of her babies.
- 14. Color used to describe Chicago.
- 16. They use this term to describe some of the workers. They are compared to....
- 18. Jurgis gets addicted to this and it starts to cause problems for him.
- 19. Part of the Chicago river, all the drainage pours into it, grease and chemicals make it bubble.
- 20. Worker who cleans the floor.
- 21. Ona’s boss.