The Hitchhiker Characters

Choose the correct question/questions that goes along with the exposition.

• Who are the characters? What is the setting? What incident sets the story in motion?

• What are the main events in the story? What complications make it difficult for characters to reach their goals?

• What is the most exciting or intense moment of the story?

• What loose ends of the story are tied up?

• How does the story end?

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Which event foreshadows Adams' chilling fate?

• The barren, empty highway foreshadows Adams' refusal to accept the truth about himself.

• When he hits the hitchhiker on the Brooklyn Bridge, it foreshadows Adams' death.

• When Adams says goodbye to his mother, it foreshadows her death before he arrives in California.

• The mysterious, continued appearance of the hitchhiker foreshadows Adams' realizaion that reality isn't what it seems.

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The main character states that the hitchhiker "gave me the willies." What does the main character mean by this quote?

• Made him sick

• Made him nervous

• Gave him a wet willy

• Made him happy

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Why did the main character ask the first gas clerk if it had been raining recently? (This was during the first stop).

• It was bad weather.

• The hitchhiker only appeared in the rain.

• The hitchhiker's shoulders are always wet.

• The drive was too bright for the main character.

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The first several times that Adams sees the hitchhiker, what does Adams try to do?

• avoid him

• report him

• run him over

• get his attention

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Who is the main character in 'The Hitchhiker'?

• Ronald Adams

• Henry Adams

• George Adams

• Michael Adams

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What is the primary setting of 'The Hitchhiker'?

• A bustling city

• A deserted highway

• A small town

• A busy airport

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What literary device is used when the hitchhiker keeps appearing to Adams?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

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What emotion does the hitchhiker primarily evoke in Adams?

• Joy

• Fear

• Anger

• Confusion

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What does the hitchhiker symbolize in the story?

• Adams' fear of the unknown

• Adams' longing for adventure

• Adams' past mistakes

• Adams' future success

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