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The Ransom Of Red Chief
Test Description: Multiple choice practice
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who is the narrator of the story?
A
Ebenezer Dorest
B
Bill Driscoll
C
Sam
D
Red Chief
2) In what state did the story take place
A
Canada
B
Ohio
C
Illinois
D
Alabama
3) What was the first thing the boy does to Bill?
A
put a hot potato down his back
B
hit him in the eye with a piece of brick
C
scalp him
D
ride on his back for ninety miles
4) What is NOT an abuse that Johnny heaps upon Bill?
A
Johnny hits Bill with a rock
B
Johnny spits in Bill's hands
C
Johnny rides Bill like a horse
D
He puts a red-hot potato down Bill's back
5) What did Red Chief threaten to do to Sam?
A
ride him ninety miles
B
broil him at the stake
C
scalp him
D
hit him with a rock
6) With what did Sam threaten Red Chief if he doesn't behave?
A
tie him up
B
broil him at the stake
C
take him home
D
scalp him
7) Which character spies on Summit from up above on Little Mountain to see how the townspeople were reacting to the kidnapping?
A
Sam
B
Ebenezer Dorset
C
Red Chief
D
Bill Driscoll
8) How can we infer the townspeople feel about the kidnapping?
A
They are worried and anxiously searching for Red Chief.
B
They are afraid that someone may have murdered Red Chief.
C
They are in disbelief that a kidnapping could happen in a small town like Summit.
D
They are afraid someone will bring Red Chief back home.
9) How did Sam and Bill sign the ransom note?
A
Two Dead Men
B
Two Desperate Men
C
Two Desperados
D
Two Deranged Men
10) What were the terms of Mr. Dorset's counter offer?
A
He will accept two hundred fifty dollars in payment from the kidnappers.
B
He will pay one thousand dollars.
C
He will pay two thousand dollars.
D
He will contact the police.
11) The climax of the plot occurs when..
A
Red Chief hits Bill Driscoll with a piece of brick
B
Johnny tells the kidnappers that he wants to stay with him
C
Sam and Bill hide Johnny in a wagon and take him to the cave
D
Ebenezer Dorset's letter demands $250 in order to receive Johnny back home
12) An example of situational irony in The Ransom of Red Chief is that the kidnappers...
A
actually pay money to return the kidnapped victim
B
do not choose a very good location to exchange the ransom money
C
choose a child of a well-to-do citizen to kidnap for ransom
D
are named Sam and Bill
13) What was Johnny's reaction when he was returned to his home?
A
ran inside and hugged his mother
B
couldn't wait to play Indian with his family
C
couldn't wait to ride his horse
D
threw a fit because he didn't want to go home
14) What is ironic about the title of this story?
A
There is no real Red Chief
B
The ransom is paid in worthless corn seeds.
C
The ransom is paid by the kidnappers to give Red Chief back.
D
The ransom is higher than we thought.
15) What is funny or ironic about Bill being scared of being left alone?
A
He's a grown man afraid of a little boy.
B
He's afraid Ebenezer will ask him to adopt Red Chief.
C
He's afraid Sam will never forgive him for bungling the kidnapping.
D
He's afraid of getting caught even though no one is after him.
16) Why does Ebenezer suggest bringing Red Chief back at night?
A
He doesn't want the kidnappers to get caught.
B
He doesn't want anyone to see the money exchanging hands.
C
He wants to make sure Red Chief is still asleep.
D
The neighbors will hurt anyone who brings Red Chief back.
17) Why do Bill and Sam run out of town?
A
The townspeople run them off.
B
They want to leave before Red Chief wakes up.
C
They have better prospects in the next town over.
D
Ebenezer promises ten minutes before he lets Red Chief loose.
18) What was ironic about Johnny's reaction when he was returned to his home?
A
he ran inside and hugged his mother
B
he couldn't wait to ride his horse
C
he couldn't wait to play Indian with his family
D
he threw a fit because he didn't want to go home
19) The main reason for choosing to kidnap the boy is that Sam and Bill
A
see him playing outside unsupervised
B
think that he is brave, healthy, and relaxed
C
believe that he is able to take care of himself
D
believe that his father is an honest and wealthy man
20) What does Mr. Dorset do that shows that the men are not alone in their feelings about the boy?
A
sends a bike messenger to the appointed place to drop off a note
B
tells the men that they can keep the boy with them at the cave
C
agrees to Sam's instructions about where to pay the ransom
D
warns the men to return the boy at night so that the neighbors do not see them
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