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WorksheetsHitchhiker
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
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
