The Hitchhiker-8th Grade
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The Hitchhiker Quiz (Comprehension and Vocabulary)
- 1.What does Adams do to show that he is sane?
- A.
States facts about himself
- B.
Tells the story of the hitchhiker
- C.
Discusses Mother’s concerns
- D.
Admits that his life might end soon
- 2.
- A.
A car is moving.
- B.
Adams is talking.
- C.
Adams is talking.
- D.
Adams is remembering.
- 3.
- A.
The man at the gas station fills up Adams’s car.
- B.
Mother tells Adams not to pick up strangers.
- C.
An operator asks Adams to deposit money.
- D.
Adams tells Mother that he will be careful.
- 4.Adams picks up the girl because
- A.
He thinks that he recognizes her
- B.
She is afraid on the road
- C.
He wants company in his car
- D.
The male hitchhiker fears her
- 5.What does Adams learn from Mrs. Whitney?
- A.
He died in an automobile accident.
- B.
His family has forgotten him.
- C.
Mrs. Whitney is the hitchhiker.
- D.
Mother has moved from Brooklyn.
- 6.
- A.
Terrifying events usually happen when you least expect them to
- B.
A story based on true events is more disturbing than a ghost story
- C.
Acts of violence are difficult to portray in a radio program
- D.
Tale of suspense can be as frightening as a horror story
- 7.
- A.
He is merely imagining the hitchhiker.
- B.
The hitchhiker is leading him to death.
- C.
He is lonely and must pick up the hitchhiker.
- D.
His mother is gravely ill and needs his help.
- 8.At the end of the radio play, Adams realizes that six days earlier he
- A.
Lost his mother to a fatal disease
- B.
Killed the hitchhiker on the train tracks
- C.
Died in an automobile accident in Brooklyn
- D.
Went insane and abandoned his responsibilities
- 9.What is an assurance?
- A.
An attraction to someone
- B.
An emphasis on actual events
- C.
A guarantee of something
- D.
A belief in an unpopular idea
- 10.A lark is
- A.
A distorted image
- B.
A carefree adventure
- C.
A cherished memory
- D.
An unlikely situation
- 11.Something that is sinister is
- A.
Eerie or fascinating
- B.
Evil or menacing
- C.
Invisible or blinding
- D.
Defeated or unstable
- 12.Monotony is a
- A.
Lack of variation
- B.
Feeling of aloneness
- C.
Sense of control
- D.
Battle of wits
- 13.What is a junction?
- A.
A lapse in judgment
- B.
A place of connection
- C.
A decision of importance
- D.
An obstacle to independence
- 14.Foreshadowing means
- A.
The author gives you a hint of future action in the story
- B.
The author is speaking in 1st person point of view
- C.
The author is going back in time
- D.
The author is writing about a memory that he has had
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