"The Woman In The Snow" Reading Check
Read the following questions carefully and answer based upon what you remember about reading "The Woman in the Snow". . . . .
- 1.Who is the author of this short story?
- A.
Pam McKissack
- B.
Patricia McKissack
- C.
Pam Mathisson
- D.
Patricia Mathesson
- 2.This story was written by this author and came purely from her imagination.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The setting of this short story is.............
- A.
Civil War era
- B.
21st Century
- C.
Civil Rights Movement era
- D.
A gruesome time
- 4.What GENRE is this short story? First the Main type and then the category that it would fall under.........(discussed in class!)..
- A.
Non-fiction and Oral Tradition
- B.
Fiction and Oral Tradition
- C.
Fiction and Science Fiction
- D.
Non-Fiction and Short Story
- 5.What is meant by ORAL TRADITION?
- A.
People who really like to talk a bunch and make it a tradition to do so
- B.
Stories that are verbally told from one generation to the next in a way that keeps the story alive/going
- C.
Traditions of sharing and talking
- D.
Having a bunch of people over and telling a story
- 6.In what PHYSICAL way was Grady described?
- A.
Young
- B.
Caring
- C.
Angry
- D.
Obese
- 7.In what city did the famous Bus Boycott take place? We researched it, AND it was mentioned in the story as well:
- A.
Memphis
- B.
New York
- C.
Montgomery
- D.
Alabama
- 8.What fact do we know about Grady's dad?
- A.
He was an alcoholic
- B.
He was a caring and kind person
- C.
He liked to talk to Grady when Grady was scared
- D.
He was not a good dad
- 9.What did Grady tell the woman when she said she had no money?
- A.
"Come on in honey, it doesn't matter.....I will help you!!"
- B.
"No money, no ride!"
- C.
"Head on back to the back of the bus"
- D.
"You're not getting on here!"
- 10.What did Eula Mae attempt to pay the bus fare with since she didn't have any money?
- A.
She offered the bus driver her watch
- B.
She offered the bus driver her bracelet
- C.
She offered the bus driver her diamond ring
- D.
She offered the bus driver her wedding ring
- 11.Basically it could be stated that Grady caused his own demise (death) by being so very callous and refusing to let Eula Mae get on the bus.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.What was the second bus driver's name and what would he SYMBOLIZE in the scheme of the story?
- A.
Grady and the negative way of life before the Civil Rights Movement
- B.
Ray and the dawn of equality ---or the direction America was headed in regards to equal rights after the Civil Rights Movement
- C.
Grady and belief in the future way of life
- D.
Ray and the knowledge that women are important to the future
- 13.At the end of the story, it is stated that Eula Mae was never seen again. Why is that?
- A.
Eula Mae was happy and didn't need to feel like she needed the bus anymore.
- B.
Eula Mae's ghost is a symbol of the past mistreatment and the new way of life (represented by Ray) was kind/helped her so it shows the end of racism
- C.
Grady was finally gone and Ray had started driving the bus
- D.
Eula Mae's baby made it to the hospital so it was able to be rescued, thus Eula Mae felt better and didn't need to run the bus route anymore
- 14.A strong THEME for this short story is seen in the following statement:
- A.
Grady was a racist bus driver who wouldn't let a black lady get on the bus and she/her baby died ---then years later he died as a result of that lady's ghost. They lady's ghost haunted the route until a nice driver named Ray came along and treated her nicely.
- B.
Treat others as you want to be treated (and equally)
- C.
Some people are nice and some are mean - you just have to deal with whatever cards you are given!
- D.
Hope reigns above all else!
- 15.What does the word 'segregate' mean?
- A.
To keep apart
- B.
To put together
- C.
To be miserable
- D.
To be uncaring
- 16.Explain in 4 well written sentences why "The Woman in the Snow" is an awesome title for this short story AND the symbolism found in the story (think about characters/what was going on, etc)::
- 17.BONUS#1 Tell the meaning of SYNTHESIS and why it is important to synthesize new material:#2 What does the word EVALUATE mean? Tell a time when people would evaluate......
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