Hitchhiker

What is an example of foreshadowing throughout the story?

• rain drops on the hitchhiker's shoulders

• talking with the man about coffee

• picking up the girl

• driving fast until he gets to California

Why does Ronald ask the gas station attendant if it had been raining?

• He needed new wipers

• Rain was in the forecast

• Ronald had seen fresh rain drops on the hitchhikers shoulders

• It was his way of trying to make a friend

Why does Adams ask the female hitchhiker : "I'll bet if you get a good pick up in a fast car,,, you could get places faster than another person in another car, couldn't you?

• No reason really

• He's just making conversation

• He's trying to figure out why he's seeing the hitchhiker all along the road.

• He's checking her math skills - seeing if what Mrs. Jennings taught him was correct.

Who is the narrator of the Hitchhiker?

• Lucille Fletcher

• Ronald Adams

• the mechanic

• the policeman

Explain Adams' state of mind when he says this: "I had the feeling that if only I could speak to someone familiar, someone I loved, I could pull myself together."

• He just wanted to talk to the girl hitchhiker again. He really liked her. <3

• He feels he's going mad, and is desperate to rid himself of the image of the hitchhiker

• He's hoping his mother can send money for gas

• He's interested in working at the gas station

Adams tells the mechanic that he hasn't seen the hitchhikers because Adams...

• knows the hitchhikers are imaginary

• doesn't want the mechanic think he's crazy

• wanted free gas

• wants to protect the hitchhiker because they might be friends

Why does Adams pick up the girl hitchhiker?

• He thinks she's from his hometown.

• He's afraid to be alone

• He think she's pretty

• It's raining and he feels bad for her

What does Adams realize when he's stuck on the train tracks?

• he's imagining the hitchhiker

• the hitchhiker is leading him to his death

• his mother is in a coma

• he need directions to Route 66

What literary device is used when the hitchhiker appears repeatedly along the road?

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

• Metaphor

• Simile

What is the main theme of the story 'The Hitchhiker'?

• Friendship

• Isolation

• Adventure

• Betrayal