What does miss maudie mean when she says to mrs. merriweather "his food doesn’t stick going down, does it? ”

mrs. merriweather should chew before she swallows.
mrs. merriweather is a glutton.
mrs. merriweather should get a better cook.
mrs. merriweather is being a hypocrite.

The answer is: Mrs. Merriweather is being a hypocrite.

In Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," Mrs. Merriweather is criticizes Atticus because of his defense of Tom Robinson. Therefore, Miss Maudie silences her and exposes her hypocrisy, as well as that of the other ladies at the fund-raising event who have Mrs Merriweather's ignorant thoughts.

b. the poet identifies with private people.

    in the stanza, dickinson states she doesn't wish to seek fame and recognition from the public eye. nor is she afraid of authority figures, and you can definitely tell she isn't hiding something. more as she identifies with private people, who are not known by the community