Traveling

What is the narrator's reaction when she sees a black woman with a sleeping baby on a bus?

• a) She offers the woman her seat.

• b) She tells the woman to move to the back of the bus.

• c) She ignores the woman and continues reading.

• d) She asks the bus driver to find another seat for the woman.

What is the white man's response when the narrator offers to hold the sleeping baby?

• a) He helps the woman move to a different seat.

• b) He offers to hold the baby himself.

• c) He makes a racist comment about the baby.

• d) He ignores the situation and continues reading.

How does the narrator feel about her decision to offer her seat and hold the baby?

• a) She regrets it and wishes she had ignored the woman.

• b) She feels proud of herself for standing up to racism.

• c) She is conflicted and doesn't know how to feel.

• d) She is grateful for the opportunity to hold the baby.

What does the narrator observe about the different accents and languages spoken by passengers on the bus?

• a) They are all speaking English with different accents.

• b) They are all speaking different languages.

• c) They are all speaking the same language, but with different dialects.

• d) She cannot understand what they are saying.

How does the narrator feel about the scenery outside the bus window?

• a) She is bored and uninterested in it.

• b) She is fascinated by it and can't stop looking.

• c) She is nostalgic for her childhood.

• d) She doesn't notice it at all

What does the narrator think about the experience of traveling by bus?

• a) She finds it uncomfortable and unpleasant.

• b) She enjoys it and finds it relaxing.

• c) She thinks it's a waste of time and money.

• d) She has no opinion on it.

The story is about a family traveling from New York to the South in the 1920s.

• True

• False

The bus driver tells the white passengers to move to the back of the bus when he sees them sitting with black passengers

• True

• False

The white man on the bus offers to hold the sleeping baby himself when the narrator offers to hold it.

• True

• False

The text suggests that race relations in the United States during the time period in which it is set were generally harmonious

• True

• False