The Hitchhiker

Raymonds
Run
The Ransom of
Red Chief
Clean Sweep
The Tell-Tale
Heart
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Topic 1 10 Points
QUESTION:

What is Squeakys special talent?

ANSWER:

She is a fast runner.

Topic 1 20 Points
QUESTION:

When does Squeaky experience the conflict face to face?
2pt bonus: What type of conflict is it?

ANSWER:
When she runs into Gretchen and friends on the street.
Man versus Man
Topic 1 30 Points
QUESTION:

Why does Squeaky sometimes think of Raymond as her
younger brother even though he is older than she?

ANSWER:

He has mental disabilities (hydrocephalus) and acts much
younger than his age.
Topic 1 40 Points
QUESTION:

What event makes Squeaky see her brother in a different
light?

ANSWER:

She starts to see him differently when she sees him racing
alongside the fence.
Topic 1 50 Points
QUESTION:

What does the plots resolution reveal about Squeaky &
Raymonds relationship?

ANSWER:

Squeaky has a new found gratitude for the things her brother
CAN do
Topic 2 10 Points
QUESTION:

What is the goal of Bill & Sam?

ANSWER:

To earn some money by collecting ransom after kidnapping
the child of a wealthy person.
Topic 2 20 Points
QUESTION:

What surprise do the men encounter once theyve kidnapped
the boy?

ANSWER:

He is a terror and makes life very hard for them.
Topic 2 30 Points
QUESTION:

What happens that makes the reader believe that Bill will ask
Sam to accept Mr. Dorsets proposal?

ANSWER:

Bill says to ask for less money in the first place.
Topic 2 40 Points
QUESTION:

Why doesnt the community go looking for Red Chief?

ANSWER:

The author implies that they do not miss him because life is
much calmer without Johnny around.
Topic 2 50 Points
QUESTION:

What irony is placed upon Sam & Bill in this story?

ANSWER:

The boy they chose to kidnap is not missed and even his
parents will not pay the ransom. They end up having to fork
over the money to get his parents to take him off their hands.
Topic 3 10 Points
QUESTION:

Why is the Clean Sweep business started?

ANSWER:

The father dies and while cleaning out his belongings, the
family gets the idea to help others by cleaning out and
organizing their homes.
Topic 3 20 Points
QUESTION:

Why does the narrator not want to be with Mrs. Leonardo?

ANSWER:

Mrs. Leonardo is grumpy, and she has a lot of old dusty
belongings
Topic 3 30 Points
QUESTION:

What happens to make Mrs. Leonardo think of her sister?

ANSWER:

She finds a book from their childhood that her sister had
always asked to keep with her.
Topic 3 40 Points
QUESTION:

Why does the narrators mom use the word army to
describe the dust mites to potential customers.

ANSWER:

To make them scared of the dirt and feel that they really
need her services.
Topic 3 50 Points
QUESTION:

What does Mrs. Leonardo do at the end of the story that
surprises the narrator?

ANSWER:

She asks the narrator to get out the fancy table cloth because
she has invited her sister to dinner.
Topic 4 10 Points
QUESTION:

Who is the author of The Tell-Tale Heart?
2pt bonus: Name another piece by the same author.
ANSWER:

Edgar Allen Poe
Anabel Lee, The Raven, any known Poe titles accepted.
Topic 4 20 Points
QUESTION:

What does the author compare the sound of the beating heart
to?

ANSWER:

A watch ticking and wrapped in cotton
Topic 4 30 Points
QUESTION:

How does the narrator show his confidence in The Tell-Tale
Heart?

ANSWER:

He invites the police inside and spends time with them on
top of the floorboards where hes buried the dead man.
Topic 4 40 Points
QUESTION:

Why does the narrator feel he is not insane?

ANSWER:

He believes because he took his time to attack the man that
he may be a criminal, but he is not insane.
Topic 4 50 Points
QUESTION:

What happens to the narrator as he is chatting with the
police?

ANSWER:

He begins to hear a heartbeat and becomes paranoid that
they can hear it. Then he begins to think they are making fun
of him by pretending they dont hear it. Eventually, he
confesses to the murder of the man.
Topic 5 10 Points
QUESTION:

What bit of foreshadowing is shared by Adams mother?

ANSWER:

She tells him she is worried about his trip and not to pick up
any hitchhikers.
Topic 5 20 Points
QUESTION:

What purpose does the music play in the audio version of
this radio play?

ANSWER:

It signifies the passing of time.
Topic 5 30 Points
QUESTION:

How did Orson Welles explain the type of spookiness this
story would share?

ANSWER:

It was not going to be gory and violent, but more filled with
suspense.
Topic 5 40 Points
QUESTION:

What is revealed about Adams at the end of the story?

ANSWER:

He was killed in a car accident 6 days earlier in Brooklyn.
Topic 5 50 Points
QUESTION:

While Adams is stalled on the train tracks what does he
believe is happening to him?

ANSWER:

He believes the hitchhiker is summoning him to death.