“On the Bridge” and Other Stories Quizzes

"On the Bridge" and Other Stories Quiz 1

1 Who narrates "On the Bridge"?
Adam

An unnamed third-person narrator

Seth

Todd
2 Who wrote "On the Bridge"?
Adam Lockwood

Todd Strasser

Edward St. Auburn

Seth Dawson
3 What does Adam claim in the opening line of the story?
He flicked his cigarette into traffic

He got divorced

He beat up a guy at the mall

He smoked pot
4 Who is the story's protagonist?
Adam

John

Seth

Todd
5 Who is the story's antagonist?
The woman in the blue sedan

Adam

Seth

Todd
6 Who wears a denim jacket?
Todd

Adam

Seth

No one
7 Who wears a leather jacket?
Todd

Jake

Adam

Seth
8 What literary form best characterizes "On the Bridge"?
Stage play

Short story

Novel

Novella
9 Where does the majority of the action take place in "On the Bridge"?
On top of a bridge

At a diner

Behind a high school gym

In a cul-de-sac
10 Where were the boys directly before the bridge?
A drive-in cinema

A diner

Their houses

A mall
11 What does Seth envy about Adam's jacket?
It looks brand new

It is made of thicker material

It looks authentically worn

It cost more money than his
12 What are the boys doing while on the bridge?
Smoking cigarettes

Spitting on traffic

Drinking

Smoking pot
13 Where do the boys get cigarettes?
A convenience store

Their older siblings' rooms

A vending machine

Their parents' pockets
14 What does Adam say about his relationship to the police?
He flies under the cops' radar

He claims he knows the chief of police

He says nothing

The police don't like him
15 What does Seth observe about the way Adam smokes?
Adam accidentally lights cigarettes from the wrong end

Adam just keeps the smoke in his mouth

Adam exhales through his nose

Adam spits often
16 How does Seth try to distress his jacket?
Running it through the wash multiple times

Rubbing it in sand and dirt

Letting his dog chew it

Scraping it with glass
17 What is the bridge made of?
Wood

Steel

Granite

Sandstone
18 Where does Seth hide his jacket from his mother?
In his closet

In his locker

In the garage

In his book bag
19 Based on hints in the story, approximately what age are the boys?
College freshmen

Elementary school age

Early high-school age

High school seniors
20 What does Adam claim he does with older girls?
Drive their cars

Play spin the bottle

Have sex

Make out
21 What does Adam do to frighten the people driving below the bridge?
Pretend to throw a rock

Drop pebbles

Pretend to jump

Flash his bottom
22 What happens to the woman in the blue sedan?
She crashes

She ignores Adam

She takes the exit ramp and shouts at the boys

She briefly loses control of her car but is okay
23 Who flicks their cigarette into traffic?
No one

Seth

Adam

Both boys
24 Where does the cigarette land?
A woman's hair

The windshield of a black car

A truck driver's face

It blows back into one of the boys' faces
25 Who takes the exit ramp?
The girls in the convertible

The truck driver

The men in the black car

The woman in the blue sedan

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