The Hitchhiker

The main character is driving from Brooklyn to...

• California

• Colorado

• Oklahoma

• Pennsylvania

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

• Falling asleep

• Driving fast

• Picking up strangers

• All of these

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Where did the main character first see the Hitchhiker?

• On the Pennsylvania Turnpike

• On the Brooklyn Bridge

• On the Pulaski Skyway

• None of these

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After a long conversation with the main character, the storekeeper threatens to...

• Kick him out of his store

• Call Sheriff Oakes

• Charge him double for gas

• All of these

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

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

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

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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

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

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

• Detour sign

• A barbed wire fence

• A gas pump

• None of these

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

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

• His great aunt

• A strange man

• A woman he did not know

• None of these

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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