The Ransom Of Red Chief Test Question Preview (ID: 60109)


This Test Covers The Short Story The Ransom Of Red Chief By O. Henry. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

a small mischievous devil or spirit
a) scyths
b) imp
c) hoss
d)

wealth in the form of money or other assets
a) capital
b) sullen
c) debts
d)

supplies like food, drink, or equipment especially for a journey
a) capital
b) debt
c) provisions
d)

takes place when the opposite of what is expected actually happens
a) verbal irony
b) situational irony
c) dramatic irony
d)

when the meaning is something opposite of the literal meaning, sarcasm
a) verbal irony
b) situational irony
c) dramatic irony
d)

a literary device by which the audience's or reader knows something that the other characters do not know
a) verbal irony
b) situational irony
c) dramatic irony
d)

the act of creating and developing a character
a) dynamic character
b) characterization
c) round character
d)

a character that does not undergo important change in the course of the story, remaining essentially the same at the end
a) static character
b) round character
c) dynamic character
d)

characters that change throughout a story
a) flat character
b) dynamic character
c) static character
d)

the author shows the audience what kind of person a character is through the character's thoughts, words, and actions
a) static character
b) direct characterization
c) indirect characterization
d)

the author tells the audience what the character is really like
a) round character
b) direct characterization
c) indirect characterization
d)

What do Sam and Bill write in the letter to Mr. Dorset?
a) They ask him for a job at the bank.
b) They ask him for money to start a business.
c) They demand fifteen hundred dollars to return his son.
d)

What do Sam and Bill need the ransom money for?
a) They need the money for a trip they are taking.
b) They need the money for a phony real estate scheme.
c) They needed the money to start a shoe business.
d)

Mr. Dorset was a ______.
a) teacher
b) doctor
c) banker
d)

What does the father write back to Sam and Bill?
a) He wants two hundred and fifty dollars to take the boy off their hands.
b) He counters their offer and asks for one thousand dollars.
c) He does not want them to bring the boy back.
d)

Johnny bounces a seesaw off Bill's head.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Johnny rides Bill like a horse and feeds him sand.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

_____ is a character trait to describe Johnny.
a) kind
b) mischievous
c) brave
d)

____ is a character trait for Bill.
a) wimp
b) courageous
c) delightful
d)

____ is a character trait for Sam.
a) brave
b) proud
c) leader
d)

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