Hitchhiker

The setting of the story is ______________________.

• California and Brooklyn, NY

• 1940 Ford V8

• on the highway, 1940's

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

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

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

"Six days ago I left Brooklyn to drive to California…" This excerpt is an example of _________________.

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• suspense

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.3

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

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

"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

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Goodbye, Son. Good luck to you my boy." This excerpt is an example of __________________.

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• suspense

• all of these

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Adam's pondering death is an example of what element of plot?

• setting

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

• resolution

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.3