The Hitchhiker Anticipation

Definition of SUSPENSE

• a carefree or spirited adventure

• The quality in a work of narrative art,such as a novel or film,that causes the audience to experience pleasurable excitement and anticipation regarding an outcome.

• suggesting or threatening evil

Why did the main character ask the first gas clerk if it had been raining recently? (This was during the first stop).

• It was bad weather.

• The hitchhiker only appeared in the rain.

• The hitchhiker's shoulders are always wet.

• The drive was too bright for the main character.

What is Facial Foreshadowing?

• When a character's facial or body expressions hint at a future event in a story.

• When a play or movie changes the music to hint at an upcoming event (Music becomes ominous in The Hitchhiker)

• A character in a story whose behavior causes the reader to get concerned or worried.

• A force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature, usually involving ghosts, spiritual, paranormal activity, or magic.

What does it mean when an author leaves you on a Cliffhanger?

• A type of irony where something that happens in a story is the exact opposite of what is expected to happen. This is also known as a Plot Twist.

• A character in a story whose behavior causes the reader to get concerned or worried.

• The ending to a text, drama, or chapter that leaves the audience in suspense, wanting to know more.

• When a play or movie changes the music to hint at an upcoming event (Music becomes ominous in The Hitchhiker)

Which event foreshadows the appearance of the hitchhiker? 

• A man at the gas station fills up Adam's car

• Mother tells Adams to not to pick up strangers

• An operator asks Adams to deposit money

• Adams tells Mother that he will be careful

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

What does it mean when an author creates Suspense?

• Humor that makes fun of a life-threatening, disastrous, or terrifying situation. It makes the reader laugh and wince at the same time. This is also known as "Dark Humor."

• The turning point of the story that is the most exciting point in the work. The protagonist comes face to face with the conflict.

• A type of irony where a character says something contrary to the truth or says the opposite of what they really feel or mean. Verbal irony is often sarcastic.

• The intense feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for the outcome of certain events associated with a feeling or worry or anticipation.

What is the primary theme explored in 'The Hitchhiker' by Lucille Fletcher?

• A) Love and romance

• B) Adventure and exploration

• C) Suspense and anticipation

• D) Comedy and humor

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'The Hitchhiker' to create tension?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Foreshadowing

• C) Alliteration

• D) Hyperbole

In 'The Hitchhiker', what does the repeated appearance of the hitchhiker symbolize?

• A) The protagonist's fear of the unknown

• B) A journey towards self-discovery

• C) The inevitability of fate

• D) A longing for companionship