The Woman in the Snow

What is the conflict in our story?

• A woman is kicked off of a bus when she refuses to give up her to seat to a man.

• A bus driver sees a ghost and has nightmares each night

• A woman who died one night after being kicked off of a bus has returned each year to try to reach her destination

• all of the above

Who would be described as compassionate and kind in our story?

• Eula Mae Daniels

• Ray Hammond

• Grady Bishop

Grady Bishop could be described as___________.

• pivotal

• personification

• racist

• plummeted

Why did Ray Hammond stop to let the ghost in the bus?  Why did he take her to the hospital?

• Fear drove him to do it.

• she reminded him of his own child and he thought no one deserved to be out in that cold.
• She gave him her wedding ring.
• He was disgusted with Grady Bishop.

Grady Bishop is described as a racist. Which answer proves that?

• He was the eleventh child of the town drunk.

• He was uneducated.

• Grady was obese.

• Grady pulled away when Eula asked him to feel how hot her child was.

What is the definition of conflict?

• feeling sympathy or concern for others

• a struggle between characters or forces

• a struggle to succeed

• a howling, cold wind storm in the winter

Who would you describe as brave in the story?

• Ray Hammond

• Grady Bishop

• Eula Mae Daniels

• Mrs. Hammond

Why did Eula Mae Daniels run out into a snow storm with her baby?

• She had to get to work and needed to drop the baby off at her mother's house.

• She had to go pick up her husband from work.

• The baby was sick and she was trying to get to the hospital.

• Mrs. Daniels had no car.

Why would you describe Grady Bishop as rude, racist and uncaring?

• Because he is so obese that the steering wheel of the bus pushed into his stomach when he was driving.

• He is a racist.

• Because he treated his black customers on the bus badly and called his route The Blackbird Express.

• Grady is callous because he left Eula Mae and her baby in the snow and when he found out both of them had died, he did not care.

What is the theme of the story?

• Do what is right even if it is scary.

• Get motivated. Nothing ever happens if you don't try.

• Love will overcome everything

• Be careful what you wish for. It might not be what you really want.