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Explore the eerie world of Lucille Fletcher's radio drama "The Hitchhiker" and analyze its mood, idioms, and plot predictions. Discover the ominous settings and mysterious encounters in this captivating story. Engage with characters and events to make connections and draw conclusions.

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  1. Unit 4, Part 2 The Hitchhiker Click the mouse button or press the space bar to continue Selection Menu

  2. Unit 4, Part 2 MENU (pages 812–826) Before You Read Reading the Selection After You Read Selection Menu

  3. For pages 812–826 9.4 Understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of drama and provide evidence from text to support understanding. Before You Read

  4. MeetLucille Fletcher • Click the picture to learn about the author. Before You Read

  5. Literature and Reading Preview Connect to the Drama What kind of settings do you find spooky or scary? With a partner, discuss a situation in which the location or conditions created an eerie setting. Before You Read

  6. Literature and Reading Preview Build Background The Hitchhiker was originally performed on the radio in 1941 as an installment of Orson Welles’ “Mercury Theater on the Air.” Welles was a pioneering radio and film star who had a reputation for producing compelling radio dramas. At the time, television was just beginning to develop an audience and radio was still a major source of dramatic entertainment. Although Fletcher’s drama is mainly dialogue, the broadcast also used music and sound effects to develop the story’s atmosphere. Before You Read

  7. Literature and Reading Preview Set Purposes for Reading Awkward Encounters As you read, ask yourself, How does the situation in which you meet someone affect your impression of the person? Before You Read

  8. Literature and Reading Preview Set Purposes for Reading Idiom An idiom is an expression whose meaning is different from its literal meaning. Although idioms may be easily understood by a region’s local speakers, they can be puzzling to outsiders. In The Hitchhiker, many of the characters use idioms when they speak. As you read, ask yourself, How do the idioms add realism to the story? Before You Read

  9. Literature and Reading Preview Set Purposes for Reading Idiom Click the image to view the animation. Before You Read

  10. Literature and Reading Preview Set Purposes for Reading Make and Verify Predictions When reading a drama, you can use what you read about characters and events to make and verify predictions about the plot. As you read, ask yourself, How does the writer hint at what is going to happen to the main character? Before You Read

  11. Literature and Reading Preview Set Purposes for Reading Make and Verify Predictions Tip: Take Notes Use a two-column chart like the one below to list and verify your predictions. Before You Read

  12. Literature and Reading Preview Set Purposes for Reading Make and Verify Predictions Click the image to view the animation. Before You Read

  13. Literature and Reading Preview ominousadj. like an evil omen; threatening. The sudden appearance of clouds and thunder was an ominous sign. beckoningv. signaling or summoning. They could see their mother on the shore waving her hands and beckoning them for dinner. • Click a vocabulary term to listen to the definition. Before You Read

  14. Literature and Reading Preview aridadj. dry; parched. After two months of drought, the land was completely arid. prostratedadj. completely exhausted; helpless; overcome. After hearing the shocking news, she was prostrated and couldn’t do anything for days. • Click a vocabulary term to listen to the definition. Before You Read

  15. Literature and Reading Preview Tip: Word Usage When you encounter a new word, asking yourself a specific question about the word can help you to understand it. For example, when encountering the word ominous, you might ask yourself: How could I make a scary setting seem less ominous? Before You Read

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  17. Idiom Why would this phrase be considered an idiom? Answer:Because he is really saying that people want to feel scared, not that they literally want something to happen to their spines. Reading the Selection

  18. Make and Verify Predictions What do you already know about what will happen on his drive? Answer:We know that he will reach New Mexico. Reading the Selection

  19. Make and Verify Predictions Based on this line of dialogue and the title, what do you predict will happen? Answer:Adams will encounter a hitchhiker and may pick him up. Many will predict that the hitchhiker will cause problems. Reading the Selection

  20. Analyze the mood of the photograph and relate it to the mood of the selection. What mood does this photograph create? Answer:ominous, foreboding Reading the Selection

  21. Which elements create this mood? Answer:The blurred, dark image and the dark figure of a person standing alone on a street Reading the Selection

  22. Does the mood in the photograph effectively reflect the mood of the play? Answer:Answers will vary. You might agree that both moods are dark and mysterious. Reading the Selection

  23. Awkward EncountersWhy do you think Adams chooses not to pick up the hitchhiker here? Answer:Because he thinks it is strange that he was able to get ahead of him and it makes him suspicious. Reading the Selection

  24. Idiom What does this phrase mean? Answer:Adams is spooked or nervous. Reading the Selection

  25. In your opinion, how well does this photo capture the scene in which Adams talks to the mechanic? Answer:Youmay feel this photo adequately represents the scene. You may also think the photo should be more ominous. Reading the Selection

  26. Awkward EncountersWhy do you think Adams lies to the mechanic? Answer:Because he is afraid that the mechanic will think that he’s crazy. Reading the Selection

  27. Make and Verify Predictions Do you think Adams will pick him up this time? Possible Answer: No, I don’t think he’ll pick him up because he is even more scared of him now than before. Reading the Selection

  28. Make and Verify Predictions Do you think the man will help Adams? Why? Possible Answer: I don’t think the man will help him because he is already cranky and it’s the middle of the night. Reading the Selection

  29. Awkward EncountersWhy does Adams talk to Henry for such a long time even though Henry clearly wants Adams to leave? Answer:He is beginning to get desperate and wants someone else to be worried about the suspicious hitchhiker. Reading the Selection

  30. Make and Verify Predictions In the end, who do you think the hitchhiker is going to turn out to be? Possible Answer: I think he is going to turn out to be a ghost in the end. Reading the Selection

  31. Idiom What does the girl mean by “dogs”? How do you know? Answer:Context clues from the previous sentence (“Mind if I take off my shoes”) suggest that she means her feet hurt. Reading the Selection

  32. Awkward EncountersHow do you think the girl views Adams at this point? Answer:She thinks he is a little strange or not quite right. Reading the Selection

  33. Make and Verify Predictions Do you think he is going to make it all the way to California? Why? Possible Answer: No, because I think he’ll go crazy before he reaches California. Reading the Selection

  34. Awkward EncountersWhat would you do if you were in the girl’s situation? Answer:I would definitely not go with him and I would get out of his car right away. Reading the Selection

  35. Awkward EncountersAfter encountering the hitchhiker this many times, do you think Adams should finally pick him up? Why? Possible Answer:Yes, he should just pick him up because he should finally find out what he wants. Reading the Selection

  36. Make and Verify Predictions What do you predict will happen on this phone call? Possible Answer: I think he is going to find out that someone he loves has just died. Reading the Selection

  37. How would you describe the overall mood of this photo? Is this photo appropriate for The Hitchhiker? Why or why not? Answer:The mood of the photo is lonely and isolated. You may note that the desolate scene is appropriate for the play. Reading the Selection

  38. Make and Verify Predictions Did you predict this ending? Explain. Possible Answer: I thought the hitchhiker was a ghost, but I didn’t think Adams was dead. Reading the Selection

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  40. Respond and Think Critically • Respond and Interpret 1. What part of the drama did you find most suspenseful or frightening? Explain. Answer: Answers will vary. After You Read

  41. Respond and Think Critically • Respond and Interpret 2. (a) What is Adams’ mother worried about at the beginning? (b) Why is this important to the story? Answer: (a) She is worried that something will happen to Adams while driving. (b) This is important because it sets up the ending of the story and foreshadows what happens to Adams. After You Read

  42. Respond and Think Critically • Respond and Interpret 3. (a) What does Adams decide to do about the hitchhiker when he sees him at the railroad tracks? Answer: (a) He asks if it has rained recently. After You Read

  43. Respond and Think Critically • Respond and Interpret 3. (b) What does this tell you about Adams’ state of mind? Answer: (b) It leads him to suspect that there is something “unreal” about the hitchhiker; because he had rain on his shoulders even though it hadn’t rained recently. After You Read

  44. Respond and Think Critically • Analyze and Evaluate 4. How does Fletcher slow down the action and build suspense in the moments before the drama’s final climax? Possible answer:She plays out the entire sequence in which he places the call with the operator and deposits the change. With each step of the process, the suspense builds. After You Read

  45. Respond and Think Critically • Analyze and Evaluate 5. Fletcher builds her drama around the repeated appearances of the hitchhiker. Do you think this repetition lessens the suspense or adds to it? Explain. Answer:Answers will vary. After You Read

  46. Respond and Think Critically Connect Awkward Encounters 6. How do the other characters’ reactions to Adams’ behavior change as the story progresses? Answer: As the story progresses, the characters seem more alarmed by Adams’ behavior. The mechanic in the beginning is merely puzzled by Adams, and the girl is terrified by him. After You Read

  47. Respond and Think Critically Connect 7.Connect to the Author In addition to radio plays, Lucille Fletcher also wrote short stories, novels, and screenplays. Why do you think The Hitchhiker was performed as a radio drama? Answer: Answers will vary. After You Read

  48. Idiom An idiom is colorful language that expresses something in a figurative way. Idioms can be used in dialogue to help reveal a character’s personality. After You Read

  49. Idiom 1. List two examples of idioms in the drama and explain what they mean. Possible answer:When Adams says, “keep your eyes peeled on the road,” he means keep your eyes open and look carefully. The phrase “taking a nip” means he has been drinking. After You Read

  50. Idiom 2. What do the idioms in this drama reveal about characters that Adams encounters? Answer:The idioms reveal that these are simple, rural, small-town people. After You Read

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