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The Ransom Of Red Chief
Test Description: Vocab and comprehension
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) This story is told from 1st person point of view; which character narrates the story?
A
Bill
B
Sam
C
Mr. Dorset
D
Red Chief
2) The boys stay with the men in the cave because he...
A
plans to get some of the money
B
likes playing with Bill
C
knows his father does not care
3) What leads you to predict that Bill will Want to return the boy early?
A
Bill has to sleep near the boy.
B
Sam leaves Bill behind with the boy.
C
The boy tries to scalp Bill.
4) What is the counter-proposition that Mr. Dorset suggests?
A
The kidsnappers lower the ransom to $250
B
The kidnappers pay Mr. Dorset $250 to take the boy back.
C
Mr. Dorset tells the kidnappers to keep the boy because nobody wants him around.
5) Why does Bills ask Sam to lower the ransom amount?
A
They don't want to be greedy.
B
They didn't anticipate how difficult the boy would be to hold captive.
C
They learn Mr. Dorset has fallen on hard times and may not have enough money to pay.
6) Where do the kidnappers take Red Chief?
A
They take him to their cave.
B
They take him to Summit.
C
They take him to the bank so he can help with their robbery.
7) Why did Sam and Bill choose Evenezer Dorset's son as their victim?
A
Everyone in the neigborhood loved him and would do anything to get him bac.
B
They figured Dorset was a mortgage fancier and would be desperate to get his son back.
C
He would be easy to kidnap because he was so skinny.
8) How much more money did Sam and Bill need?
A
$600
B
$250
C
$2000
9) Why do Sam and Bill feel that Summit is the safest place to carry out their plan?
A
The banks didn't receive much protection.
B
People don't care about anything in Summit.
C
Summit couldn't get after them with anything stronger than constables.
10) Who is the author of author or The Ransom of Red Chief?
A
William Sydney Porter
B
Edgar Allan Poe
C
Charles Dickens
11) Bill and Sam caught the boy when he was throwing rocks...
A
in a pond
B
at a window
C
at a kitten
D
at a bird
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