Across
- 3. "Squalor can also be a description of the way the _____ live.
- 5. Tom was shot _____ while trying to ______.
- 10. In Maycomb, the "cooks and fieldhands" are ___ ______.
- 11. Mr. Underwood’s editorial “likened Tom’s death to the senseless slaughter of ____ by hunters and children.”
- 12. Atticus told ____that the day they took Tom "to prison he just gave up hope."
- 13. At the end of chapter 24, ____is unsure of what to do, but she offers to help Cal
- 16. Scout learned how Helen Robinson reacted to the news of her husband’s death from ___ ___ ___.
- 18. Bob Ewell said Tom’s death “made one down and about two ___ ___ ___.”
- 19. Mrs. Merriweather complains the ____ and ____ "grumbled all next day after that trial."
- 20. Mr. Underwood connected Tom’s death with the “senseless slaughter of songbirds.” That plus the title of the book and what Atticus and Maudie said about mockingbirds in chapter 10 suggests that Maycomb committed a ____.
- 21. Atticus comes in to ask Calpurnia to go with him to see ____ ____, Tom’s wife.
- 22. Aunt Alexandra is hosting a "missionary circle" for the so-called "____" of Maycomb
Down
- 1. During the conversation between Maudie and ____ ____, we learn that Alexandra is actually concerned for Atticus’s health, and that she’s angry the people of Maycomb won’t do what they’re asking Atticus to do - the right thing.
- 2. Aunt Alexandra sits in _____ chair when Atticus and Calpurnia leave. What’s the significance of that action?
- 4. Tom’s attempt to escape was seen as “____” by the (white) people in Maycomb. They used the incident as “proof” that stereotypes and prejudice were justified.
- 6. ____ seems very concerned about the way the Mrunas live
- 7. when Maudie and Aunt Alexandra return to the party, they carry on with their duties. Scout understands that carrying on despite tragedy is part of being a _____. Now she sees Aunt Alexandra as someone to look up to.
- 8. Atticus says they didn’t have to use _____ bullets to kill Tom. Why is that important to Atticus (and the reader?)
- 9. Mrs. Farrow and Mrs. Merriweather think Atticus and other “folks in this town who think they’re doing right” are actually “____.” This shows their hypocritical attitude.
- 13. a description of conditions Mrs. Merriweather says the Mrunas live in; it means "being very dirty and unpleasant because of poverty and neglect"
- 14. _____ reaction to Tom’s death suggests that he wants revenge for what happened in the trial.
- 15. Many of the white ladies in this chapter are _____; they claim to be concerned about acting "Christian" and religious, but they don't recognize their racist attitudes toward people of color.
- 17. the ladies discussed the situation of the ______, apparently a non-Christian African tribe