"The Hitchhiker" Comprehension Quiz

The main character is driving from Brooklyn to…

• California

• Colorado

• Oklahoma

• Pennsylvania

What does Mrs. Adams warn the main character about before the trip?

• Falling asleep

• Driving fast

• Picking up strangers

• All of these

Where did the main character first see the hitchhiker?

• on the Pennsylvania Turnpike

• on the Brooklyn Bridge

• on the Pulaski Skyway

• none of these

After a lengthy conversation with the main character, the storekeeper threatens to…

• kick him out of the store

• call Sheriff Oakes

• charge him double for the gas

• all of these

Why did the main character stop the car before seeing the hitchhiker standing near the train tracks?

• because he ran out of gas

• because he heard someone calling for help

• because he had to let the train pass

• none of these

What did the girl hitchhiker say when she first got in the car?

• "Mind if I take off my shoes?"

• "Got anything to eat?"

• "Gee, nice car!"

• none of these

With the girl in the car, the main character crashed his car into a…

• detour sign

• barbed-wire fence

• gas pump

• all of these

When the main character called his mother, who answered the phone?

• his great aunt

• a strange man

• his mother

• a woman he did not know