“On the Bridge” and Other Stories Quizzes

"On the Bridge" and Other Stories Quiz 1

1 Who narrates "On the Bridge"?
An unnamed third-person narrator

Todd

Seth

Adam
2 Who wrote "On the Bridge"?
Edward St. Auburn

Adam Lockwood

Seth Dawson

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

He smoked pot

He got divorced

He beat up a guy at the mall
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

Todd

Seth
6 Who wears a denim jacket?
Todd

Seth

No one

Adam
7 Who wears a leather jacket?
Todd

Adam

Jake

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

Stage play

Novella

Short story
9 Where does the majority of the action take place in "On the Bridge"?
Behind a high school gym

On top of a bridge

At a diner

In a cul-de-sac
10 Where were the boys directly before the bridge?
Their houses

A drive-in cinema

A diner

A mall
11 What does Seth envy about Adam's jacket?
It cost more money than his

It looks brand new

It looks authentically worn

It is made of thicker material
12 What are the boys doing while on the bridge?
Smoking pot

Drinking

Smoking cigarettes

Spitting on traffic
13 Where do the boys get cigarettes?
A vending machine

Their older siblings' rooms

Their parents' pockets

A convenience store
14 What does Adam say about his relationship to the police?
The police don't like him

He flies under the cops' radar

He says nothing

He claims he knows the chief of police
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?
Sandstone

Granite

Steel

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

In the garage

In his book bag

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

Elementary school age

High school seniors

Early high-school age
20 What does Adam claim he does with older girls?
Make out

Have sex

Play spin the bottle

Drive their cars
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 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

Seth

No one

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

The windshield of a black car

It blows back into one of the boys' faces

A truck driver's face
25 Who takes the exit ramp?
The woman in the blue sedan

The truck driver

The girls in the convertible

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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