“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

Todd

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

Seth Dawson

Todd Strasser

Edward St. Auburn
3 What does Adam claim in the opening line of the story?
He flicked his cigarette into traffic

He beat up a guy at the mall

He got divorced

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

Todd

John

Seth
5 Who is the story's antagonist?
Adam

Todd

Seth

The woman in the blue sedan
6 Who wears a denim jacket?
Todd

Seth

No one

Adam
7 Who wears a leather jacket?
Seth

Adam

Jake

Todd
8 What literary form best characterizes "On the Bridge"?
Novella

Novel

Stage play

Short story
9 Where does the majority of the action take place in "On the Bridge"?
In a cul-de-sac

On top of a bridge

At a diner

Behind a high school gym
10 Where were the boys directly before the bridge?
A mall

Their houses

A drive-in cinema

A diner
11 What does Seth envy about Adam's jacket?
It looks authentically worn

It is made of thicker material

It looks brand new

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

Drinking

Spitting on traffic

Smoking pot
13 Where do the boys get cigarettes?
Their older siblings' rooms

Their parents' pockets

A convenience store

A vending machine
14 What does Adam say about his relationship to the police?
He says nothing

The police don't like him

He claims he knows the chief of police

He flies under the cops' radar
15 What does Seth observe about the way Adam smokes?
Adam exhales through his nose

Adam accidentally lights cigarettes from the wrong end

Adam spits often

Adam just keeps the smoke in his mouth
16 How does Seth try to distress his jacket?
Letting his dog chew it

Scraping it with glass

Running it through the wash multiple times

Rubbing it in sand and dirt
17 What is the bridge made of?
Granite

Sandstone

Steel

Wood
18 Where does Seth hide his jacket from his mother?
In the garage

In his book bag

In his locker

In his closet
19 Based on hints in the story, approximately what age are the boys?
Early high-school age

College freshmen

Elementary 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 jump

Drop pebbles

Flash his bottom

Pretend to throw a rock
22 What happens to the woman in the blue sedan?
She ignores Adam

She crashes

She briefly loses control of her car but is okay

She takes the exit ramp and shouts at the boys
23 Who flicks their cigarette into traffic?
Adam

No one

Both boys

Seth
24 Where does the cigarette land?
A truck driver's face

It blows back into one of the boys' faces

A woman's hair

The windshield of a black car
25 Who takes the exit ramp?
The girls in the convertible

The woman in the blue sedan

The truck driver

The men in the black car

On the bridge - Todd Strasser

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On the Bridge

The major conflict of the story is that Seth aspires to be as cool as Adam and thinks less of himself for not engaging in violence or being known to the police.

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Desperate to be cool, Seth spends his time with Adam, who he carefully observes and questions about his lifestyle. To imitate Adam, Seth smokes his first cigarette and attempts to distress a denim jacket to emulate Adam's style.

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"On the Bridge" and Other Stories

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