Aunt alexandra shares a smile with miss maudie at the missionary circle because

she appreciates miss maudie's defense of atticus
she is trying to cover her embarrassment
she feels sorry for miss maudie
she wants to smooth things over between them
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The correct answer is she appreciates Miss Maudie's defense of Atticus.

Grace Merriweater (indirectly) blames Atticus for stirring up the local black population because of his defense of Tom Robinson. Alexandra didn't have the guts to defend Atticus, but Maudie did.

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