Hitchhiker

The setting of the story is ______________________.

• California and Brooklyn, NY

• 1940 Ford V8

• on the highway, 1940's

• all of the above

In the beginning of the story, how does adams show the reader that he is sane/not crazy?

• by talking to his mother in their home

• by stating that it is raining

• by stating facts about himself

• all of the above

"Six days ago I left Brooklyn to drive to California…" This excerpt is an example of _________________.

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• suspense

• all of the above

Read the following excerpts. What do they foreshadow? (1) Promise me you’ll be extra careful. Don’t fall asleep or drive fast or pick up any strangers on the road. (2) I was in excellent spirits – drive ahead, even the loneliness seemed like a lark. But I reckoned without him.

• an accident

• the appearance of the hitchhiker

• the death of a character

• all of the above

Adams see the hitchhiker many times throughout the story. When does Adams FIRST encounter/see the hitchhiker?

• on the Brooklyn Bridge

• standing beside a barbed-wire fence

• outside the Navajo reservation

• none of the above

In which of these sentences is the word distinctly used the same as in the following excerpt? " I could see him quite distinctly – the bag, the cap, even the spots of fresh rain spattered over his shoulders."

• Although Kim and Sara are sisters, they have distinctly different personalties.

• After my seat being moved to the front of the classroom, I could distinctly read everything on the Smartboard.

• both of these

• neither of these

Which event is important to the development of the plot?

• Adams stating facts about himself in the beginning.

• Adams calling home to speak to his mother.

• Adams being told that he is dead.

• Adams seeing the hitchhiker on the Brooklyn Bridge.

"The train was coming closer. I could hear its bell, its cry its whistle crying!" This excerpt is an example of _______________.

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• suspense

• all of these

"Goodbye, Son. Good luck to you my boy." This excerpt is an example of __________________.

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• suspense

• all of these

Adam's pondering death is an example of what element of plot?

• setting

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution