"The Hitchhiker" Comprehension Quiz

The main character is driving from Brooklyn to…

• California

• Colorado

• Oklahoma

• Pennsylvania

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Mrs. Adams warn the main character about before the trip?

• Falling asleep

• Driving fast

• Picking up strangers

• All of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Where did the main character first see the hitchhiker?

• on the Pennsylvania Turnpike

• on the Brooklyn Bridge

• on the Pulaski Skyway

• none of these

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

After a lengthy conversation with the main character, the storekeeper threatens to…

• kick him out of the store

• call Sheriff Oakes

• charge him double for the gas

• all of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why did the main character stop the car before seeing the hitchhiker standing near the train tracks?

• because he ran out of gas

• because he heard someone calling for help

• because he had to let the train pass

• none of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What did the girl hitchhiker say when she first got in the car?

• "Mind if I take off my shoes?"

• "Got anything to eat?"

• "Gee, nice car!"

• none of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

With the girl in the car, the main character crashed his car into a…

• detour sign

• barbed-wire fence

• gas pump

• all of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

When the main character called his mother, who answered the phone?

• his great aunt

• a strange man

• his mother

• a woman he did not know

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2