Hi Everyone!! This article will share The Hitchhiker Questions & Answers.
In my previous posts, I have shared the questions & answers of The Legend Of Arachne, The Merchant of Venice and Caged Bird so, you can check these posts as well.
The Hitchhiker Questions & Answers
Question 1: How does the narrator describe his car? What does this tell you about his personality?
Answer: The narrator describes his car in great detail. It was a big BMW having the top speed of 129 mph and a terrific acceleration. The car was pale blue with darker blue, finest quality leather seats. The windows, radio system were electrically operated and so was the sun-roof. This tells us that the narrator lived a luxurious life and he took pride in that.
Question 2: Why did the narrator find his drive particularly a pleasurable experience?
Answer: The narrator found his drive particularly a pleasurable experience because it was a lovely morning in June. The fields were busy with haymaking and there were buttercups growing along both the sides of the road. The narrator drove in his luxurious car comfortably.
Question 3: What justification did the narrator have for giving a lift to the hitchhiker?
Answer: The narrator knew how it felt to be standing on the side of a country road watching the cars go by. He hated the drivers who pretended that they didn’t see a hitchhiker, especially the ones who had big cars and three empty seats. His personal experiences and empathy made him justify the act of giving a lift to the hitchhiker.
Question 4: What was peculiar about hitchhikers looks and mannerisms?
Answer: The hitchhiker was a small, ratty-faced man with grey teeth. His eyes were dark, quick and clever. His ears were slightly pointed at the top. He had a cloth-cap on his head and he was wearing a grey-coloured jacket. All put together, he looked like a huge human rat.
Question 5: Why did the narrator not question the hitchhiker further about why he was going to Epsom?
Answer: The narrator did not question the hitchhiker further about why he was going to Epsom because when he did, the hitchhiker went silent and looked straight ahead, not seeming to like the question.
Question 6: What was the hitchhiker’s opinion about the writers?
Answer: The hitchhiker’s opinion about the writers was that they were in a skilled profession/trade.
Question 7: What made the driver accelerate the speed of the car? What was the consequence of this act?
Answer: The need to prove to his passenger that the car could travel at 129 miles an hour made the driver accelerate the speed of the car. The consequence of this act was that a policeman made him pull over and booked him for over speeding.
Question 8: How did the hitchhiker demonstrate his skill to the narrator?
Answer: The hitchhiker demonstrated his skill to the narrator by pulling out from his pocket the narrator’s driving licence, his key-ring, some pound notes, a letter from his publishers, his diary, an old pencil and his wife’s ring. Finally, he pulled out the policeman’s black books and this left the narrator thoroughly impressed.
The Hitchhiker Questions & Answers
Question 9: Read and answer the questions:
The body was…………………..so was the sunroof.
(a) What is being described in these lines?
Answer: The narrator’s BMW car is being described in these lines.
(b) Who is the narrator of the story?
Answer: The narrator of the story is a writer who is driving to London.
(c) Do you think the narrator is proud of his achievement?
Answer: Yes, the narrator is proud of his achievement.
Question 10: Read and answer the questions:
“I’m goin’……………………..for the races.
(a) Who is ‘I’ in these lines?
Answer: ‘I’ is the hitchhiker in these lines.
(b) The speaker’s English is very different from the narrator’s language. Why do you think has the author used two different kinds of speech?
Answer: The author has probably used two different kinds of speech to bring out the difference in the origin, background, society and professions of the two.
(c) From the narrator’s description, do you think the speaker has some trick up his sleeve?
Answer: Yes, from the narrator’s description, it seems that the hitchhiker has a trick up his sleeve.
Question 11: Read and answer the questions:
“You wouldn’t be drivin’……………..answered.”
(a) Who said these words and to whom?
Answer: The hitchhiker said these words to the narrator.
(b) Why did the speaker say these words?
Answer: The hitchhiker said these words because the narrator had said that he was a writer, added that there were many bad writers around. Moreover, the narrator was driving an expensive car.
(c) Do you think the speaker had a good observation?
Answer: Yes, the hitchhiker had a good observation.
Question 12: Read and answer the questions:
‘I don’t like……………………..our files’.
(a) Who said these words and to whom?
Answer: The policeman said these words to the hitchhiker.
(b) Why did the speaker say these words?
Answer: The policeman said these words because the hitchhiker when questioned by the policeman asked what wrong he had done.
(c) Do you think the listener might get into trouble soon?
Answer: Yes, the hitchhiker description and the policeman’s sternness make one think that the hitchhiker may land in trouble soon.
Question 13: Read and answer the questions:
‘Me? I’m a fingersmith.’
(a) Who called himself a fingersmith?
Answer: The hitchhiker called himself a fingersmith.
(b) Why did the speaker call himself so?
Answer: The speaker call himself so because he considered himself to be an expert with fingers, one who had reached the very top of his profession.
(c) Which word did he not want to associate himself with and why?
Answer: He did not want to associate himself with the word ‘pickpocket’ as he thought it was a vulgar word and also considered pickpockets to be rough and vulgar.
Question 14: Read and answer the questions:
‘Yes, guv’nor, it is……………..with yours.’
(a) Who had lost the books?
Answer: The policeman had lost the books.
(b) How did the person lose his books?
Answer: The hitchhiker had pickpocketed the books from him without his knowledge.
(c) How was losing the books helpful for the narrator and the speaker?
Answer: The books contained the details of the narrator and his car, based on which, he was going to be booked for over speeding which would be followed by summons and possible imprisonment. The hitchhiker’s details had also been noted in one of the books and the policeman had said that he would go back and check if the hitchhiker was in the list of wanted criminals. Thus, losing the books meant that they would not get caught by the police now.
So, these were The Hitchhiker Questions & Answers.