The Hitchhiker Anticipation

What is being foreshadowed in the excerpt below?:

Promise me you'll be extra careful. Don't fall asleep or drive fast or pick up any strangers on the road.

• an accident

• the appearance of the hitchhiker

• the death of a character

• all of these

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Which of the following excerpts includes an example of suspense?

• No, people drive through here in all kinds of weather. Mostly business, though. Ain't many pleasure cars on the turnpike this season of the year.

• The train was coming closer. I could hear its bell, its cry, its whistle crying!

• Listen, just a minute ago there was a man standing here, right beside this stand, and he - a suspicious looking man.

• It was a bright sunshiny afternoon. The peaceful Ohio fields, brown with the autumn stubble, lay dreaming in the golden light.

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What element(s) added suspense to the radio version?

• music

• sounds

• dialogue

• all of these

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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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What literary device is primarily used in the phrase 'Promise me you'll be extra careful. Don't fall asleep or drive fast or pick up any strangers on the road.'?

• Foreshadowing

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Irony

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Which of the following best describes the mood created by the phrase 'The train was coming closer. I could hear its bell, its cry, its whistle crying!'?

• Joyful

• Suspenseful

• Calm

• Melancholic

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In the context of 'The Hitchhiker,' what does the appearance of the hitchhiker symbolize?

• Hope

• Danger

• Friendship

• Adventure

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What is the main theme explored in 'The Hitchhiker'?

• The unpredictability of life

• The importance of friendship

• The beauty of nature

• The power of love

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Which sentence structure is used in 'It was a bright sunshiny afternoon.'?

• Complex

• Compound

• Simple

• Compound-complex

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What is the effect of the dialogue in creating suspense in 'The Hitchhiker'?

• It provides background information

• It builds tension and anticipation

• It introduces new characters

• It resolves the conflict

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