The Bus Ride

What is the career of the protagonist?

• Killer

• Nurse

• Bus Driver

• Student

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why is the narrator on the bus so early in the morning?

• Going to work early in the morning

• Coming home early from a shift at word

• Just out to see the city

• Coming home from a trip to the ER

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is so interesting about the man who enters the bus?

• The narrator doesn't really know but is intrigued by him

• He is dashingly handsome

• He stinks like poop and road kill

• He is dressed strangely and behaves in an unusual way

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What does the narrator do on the bus to pass the time?

• Reads mystery novels

• Sleeps

• looks out the window and imagines what is happening in the city

• makes up stories in her mind about people who she sees on the bus

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How many bags was the strange man carrying when he got on the bus?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What does the narrator do on the bus to pass the time?

• Reads mystery novels

• Sleeps

• looks out the window and imagines what is happening in the city

• makes up stories in her mind about people who she sees on the bus

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In paragraph 5 what does the man do that makes him seem suspicious?

• He starts talking to himself

• He keeps staring at her.

• He keeps looking quickly around the bus

• He talks in his sleep

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What does eccentric behavior mean in paragraph

• normal

• funnyt

• odd

• lazy

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What causes the narrator to quickly wake up?

• a wonderful smell

• a horrible smell

• a scream

• the driver slams on the brakes

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why does the narrator attempt to control her expression in paragraph 8?

• It is rude to react when people stink

• She is afraid of what he will do

• She is scared he will cry

• She is scared she will puke

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6