8. Pg. 94
3.What potential dangers does
Adamss mother warn him about?
Adamss mother warns him against
falling asleep, speeding, and
hitchhikers (lines 61 68).
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9. Pg. 94
4. What is Adamss destination?
Where and when did he begin his
journey? (lines 4748)
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10. Pg. 94
5. Why is Adamss mother crying?
(lines 6162)
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11. Pg. 94
6. In what kind of mood does
Adams begin his trip? What
happens to change how he feels?
(lines 8082)
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13. Pg. 95
7. What happens on the Brooklyn
Bridge?
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14. Pg. 95
7. What happens on the Brooklyn
Bridge?
A hitchhiker steps off the path, and
Adams has to swerve to avoid him. His
car skids as a result.
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15. Pg. 95
8. In what ways is Adamss encounter
with the hitchhiker both similar to and
different from his previous ones?
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16. Pg. 95
8. In what ways is Adamss encounter with the
hitchhiker both similar to and different from his
previous ones?
The hitchhiker looks exactly the same. On the
turnpike, however, he hails Adams. This
behavior is different from what he has done
before. Seeing him a third time suggests that the
hitchhiker will reappear frequently throughout
Adamss journey
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17. Pg.95
9. What happens the first time Adams
sees the hitchhiker? (lines 8491)
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18. Pg.95
10. What is Adamss theory about how
the hitchhiker beat him to the Skyway?
(lines 99102)
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19. Pg. 95
11. Why does Adams start to get
nervous when he sees the hitchhiker a
third time? (lines 115119)
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20. Pg. 95
12. Discuss the examples of
foreshadowing.
The mechanic says that they have not had
a drop of rain all week (line 130).
The mechanic says that a hitchhiker would
be a sight for sore eyes (lines 141142).
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22. Pg. 96
13. What might the presence of the
hitchhiker at a detour indicate for
Ronald Adams?
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23. Pg. 96
13. What might the presence of the
hitchhiker at a detour indicate for
Ronald Adams?
The hitchhiker might be indicating that
Adamss life is about to take an
unexpected direction.
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24. Pg. 96
14. Adams says he stops to get a cup
of coffee. What is the real reason that
he stops at the roadside stand?
He thinks he sees the hitchhiker there.
He is desperate to talk to someone
and get reassurance that he is not just
seeing things
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25. Pg. 96
14. Adams says he stops to get a cup
of coffee. What is the real reason that
he stops at the roadside stand?
He thinks he sees the hitchhiker there.
He is desperate to talk to someone
and get reassurance that he is not just
seeing things
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26. Pg. 96
15. How has Adams changed since
leaving Brooklyn?
He is now nervous and uncertain.
Traveling this long distance alone no
longer seems like the fun adventure he
expected it to be.
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27. Pg. 96
15. How has Adams changed since
leaving Brooklyn?
He is now nervous and uncertain.
Traveling this long distance alone no
longer seems like the fun adventure he
expected it to be.
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29. Pg. 97
16. Discuss In lines 283288, the
hitchhiker has spots of rain on his
shoulders even though it is a baking
hot day in Oklahoma. What might this
be proof of?
The hitchhiker is not real; he is a
supernatural creature.
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30. Pg. 97
16. Discuss In lines 283288, the
hitchhiker has spots of rain on his
shoulders even though it is a baking
hot day in Oklahoma. What might this
be proof of?
The hitchhiker is not real; he is a
supernatural creature.
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32. Pg. 98
17. What does this scene suggest
about the chances of Adamss arriving
in California?
He will most likely die before reaching
California. The hitchhiker seems to be
trying to kill him, and Adams is
becoming tired and desperate.
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33. Pg. 98
17. What does this scene suggest
about the chances of Adamss arriving
in California?
He will most likely die before reaching
California. The hitchhiker seems to be
trying to kill him, and Adams is
becoming tired and desperate.
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34. Pg. 98
18. What is the girls first impression of
Adams? How does it change?
She thinks she is quite lucky to have
been picked up by a good-looking guy
who has a nice car. Then he sees a
phantom and tries to run him
down (lines 359374). She no longer
feels safe with him.
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35. Pg. 98
18. What is the girls first impression of
Adams? How does it change?
She thinks she is quite lucky to have
been picked up by a good-looking guy
who has a nice car. Then he sees a
phantom and tries to run him
down (lines 359374). She no longer
feels safe with him.
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36. Pg. 98
19. Is Adamss reason for wanting to run
over the hitchhiker rational? Explain.
He wants to run him over to prove he
exists. However, if the hitchhiker is real,
Adams could kill him.
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37. Pg. 98
19. Is Adamss reason for wanting to run
over the hitchhiker rational? Explain.
He wants to run him over to prove he
exists. However, if the hitchhiker is real,
Adams could kill him.
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39. Pg. 99
20. When is the last time that
Adams had a good nights sleep?
In lines 166167, he mentions
having had a good nights sleep in
Pittsburgh, but he does not appear
to have slept since then.
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40. Pg. 99
20. When is the last time that
Adams had a good nights sleep?
In lines 166167, he mentions
having had a good nights sleep in
Pittsburgh, but he does not appear
to have slept since then.
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41. Pg. 99
21. What might sleep symbolize? What
does this mean for Adams?
Sleep can refer to death. Adamss
death might be foreshadowed by the
mention of sleep in this passage and
throughout the play.
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42. Pg. 99
21. What might sleep symbolize? What
does this mean for Adams?
Sleep can refer to death. Adamss
death might be foreshadowed by the
mention of sleep in this passage and
throughout the play.
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43. Pg. 99
22. Why does Adams crash the car into
the fence? (lines 371372)
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44. Pg. 99
23. What is the girls reaction?
(lines 388391)
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45. Pg. 99
24. Where does Adams offer to drive
her? Why?
(lines 395409)
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46. Pg. 99
25. What does he do when she gets
out of the car? (lines 414419)
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48. Pg. 100
26. What do the images in this passage
suggest about Adamss future?
All of the images in this passage are
cold, empty, and lifeless, suggesting a
future without hope or even life
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49. Pg. 100
26. What do the images in this passage
suggest about Adamss future?
All of the images in this passage are
cold, empty, and lifeless, suggesting a
future without hope or even life
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51. Pg. 101
27. What does Adams learn when he calls
home? Was this outcome foreshadowed?
Adams swerves to avoid a hitchhiker on the
Brooklyn Bridge, and there is a terrible sound of
skidding (lines 90 92)
Adams learns that he died in a car accident on
the Brooklyn Bridge (lines 540 542)
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52. Pg. 101
27. What does Adams learn when he calls
home? Was this outcome foreshadowed?
Adams swerves to avoid a hitchhiker on the
Brooklyn Bridge, and there is a terrible sound of
skidding (lines 90 92)
Adams learns that he died in a car accident on
the Brooklyn Bridge (lines 540 542)
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73. 1. Do you think The Hitchhiker is a good horror story?
2. Where is Ronald Adams when the radio play begins?
3. Why does the repeated sight of the hitchhiker give Adams "the willies?"
4. What does Adams learn at the end of the play?
5. What do you think has really happened to Adams?
6. Who do you think the hitchhiker really is?
7. What do you think would have happened if Adams had stopped and pick up
the hitchhiker the first time?
8. Why do you think horror stories are so popular?
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83. What is a junction?
A.
A lapse in judgment
B.
A place of connection
C.
A decision of importance
D.
An obstacle to independence
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84. 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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85. Monotony is a
A.
Lack of variation
B.
Feeling of aloneness
C.
Sense of control
D.
Battle of wits
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86. Something that is sinister is
A.
Eerie or fascinating
B.
Evil or menacing
C.
Invisible or blinding
D.
Defeated or unstable
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87. A lark is
A.
A distorted image
B.
A carefree adventure
C.
A cherished memory
D.
An unlikely situation
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88. 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
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89. 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
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