The Hitchhiker (A Play for Radio)

The first several times that Adams sees the hitchhiker, what does Adams try to do?

• avoid him
• report him
• run him over
• get his attention

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why does Adams pick up the young woman?

• He thinks she's pretty.
• He thinks he knows her.
• He is afraid to be alone.
• It is raining and she needs a ride.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Adams calls his mother in order to

• be comforted.
• find out if she is all right.
• tell her that he is all right.
• see if she can explain what is happening.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is the most likely reason that Adams gives a description of himself at the beginning of the play?

• to help in his rescue
• because his appearance is important to the plot
• to convince himself that he still knows who he is
• so that people will be able to identify him if his body is found

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

Adams tells the mechanic that he hasn't seen any hitchhikers because Adams

• wants to protect the hitchhiker.
• knows that the hitchhiker is imaginary.
• doesn't want the mechanic to think that he is crazy.
• is ashamed of not having stopped for the hitchhiker.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Adam's attitude as he looks for the hitchhiker along the way is mainly one of 

• fear.
• irritation.
• eagerness.
• casual interest.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

After riding with him, the young woman decides that Adams is

• dead.
• boring.
• interesting.
• dangerous.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

 Which event foreshadows the appearance of the hitchhiker?

• The man at the gas station fills up Adams’s car.
• Mother tells Adams not to pick up strangers.
• An operator asks Adams to deposit money.
• Adams tells Mother that he will be careful.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What does Adams come to believe while he is stuck on the train tracks?

• He is merely imagining the hitchhiker.
• The hitchhiker is leading him to death.
• He is lonely and must pick up the hitchhiker.
• His mother is gravely ill and needs his help.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

At the end of the radio play, Adams realizes that six days earlier he

• lost his mother to a fatal disease.
• killed the hitchhiker on the train tracks.
• died in an automobile accident in Brooklyn.
• went insane and abandoned his responsibilities.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10