This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Ransom Of Red Chief – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bitter, abusive criticism A) Diatribe. B) Proposition. C) Provisions. D) Ransom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diatribe. 2. Speech or writing which bitterly denounces something A) Court-plaster. B) Diatribe. C) Contiguous. D) Surreptitiously. E) Sleepy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diatribe. 3. The mastermind of the two outlaws A) Red Chief. B) Ebenezer Dorset. C) Bill Driscoll. D) Sam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sam. 4. Why did the kid refuse to go home? A) Because he wanted to play more with them. B) Because he loved the cave. C) Because he thought he was in camp with them. D) Because he thought there was no fun at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because he thought there was no fun at home. 5. What is the definition of proposition? A) In a sneaky way; secretly. B) A suggested plan. C) Able to be eaten; acceptable taste. D) To act according to a command or request. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A suggested plan. 6. "Hair the color of the cover of the magazine you buy at the news-stand when you want to catch a train" is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Imagery. C) Idiom. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 7. The many references to wolves and lamb/sheep are examples of what? A) Historical Allusion. B) Biblical Allusion. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biblical Allusion. 8. What did Bill convince Sam to do in the ransom letter? A) He got Sam to take the boy back instead of writing the letter. B) He convinced Sam to let he and the boy go with him to Poplar Cove. C) He got Sam to lower he ransom to $ 1, 500. D) He got Sam to request Mr. Dorset to pay $ 2, 500 in ransom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He got Sam to lower he ransom to $ 1, 500. 9. Which is the best reason why Mr. Dorsett decides NOT to pay the ransom? A) He knows the kidnappers will be happy to bring the boy back. B) He doesn't like his son, and he doesn't care that he is gone. C) He doesn't have enough money to pay it. D) He does not want to negotiate with the kidnappers, so he calls the police instead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He knows the kidnappers will be happy to bring the boy back. 10. How much money in total did the kidnappers need to pull of their fraudulent scheme. A) 600 dollars. B) 2000 dollars. C) 2600 dollars. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2600 dollars. 11. Why does Bill ask Sam to lower the Ransom from $ 2000 to $ 1500? A) He hates money. B) He doesn't think anyone should pay that much for Johnny. C) He thinks Ebenezer is poor. D) He wants to keep Johnny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He doesn't think anyone should pay that much for Johnny. 12. Surreptitiously means: A) Boldly. B) Angrily. C) Secretively. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secretively. 13. The tone of this story is A) Humourous. B) Scary. C) Serious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humourous. 14. Comparing Johnny to a "40 pound chunk of freckled wildcat" is an example of which literary term? A) Similarly. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 15. Without enthusiasm, energy or effort A) Depred. B) Contiguous. C) Lackadaisical. D) Decry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lackadaisical. 16. Which character can be considered as a round character in the story? A) The minor character, Lisa, can be considered as a round character in the story. B) The supporting character, Sarah, can be considered as a round character in the story. C) The antagonist, Mark, can be considered as a round character in the story. D) The protagonist, John, can be considered as a round character in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The protagonist, John, can be considered as a round character in the story. 17. After the kidnapping of Red Chief, the town of Summit was A) Calm and peaceful. B) The neighbors were looking for Red Chief. C) Ebenezer was waiting for his son. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calm and peaceful. 18. How does Bob finally realize that the man he has been talking to is not really Jimmy? A) He is taller than he remembers. B) He has a scar on his face. C) His nose is different. D) His speech sounds different. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His nose is different. 19. Style is A) The feeling the author has towards the subject. B) Refers to how an author says things rather than what is said. C) The way a story is laid out on the page. D) Refers to the information provided by the author. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refers to how an author says things rather than what is said. 20. What does the boy do that tells you that he is upset about going home? A) Follows Bill back to the cave. B) Makes Bill act like a horse. C) Uses his slingshot on Bill. D) Grabs Bill around the legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grabs Bill around the legs. Next →Related QuizzesThe Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 2The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 3The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 4The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 5The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 6The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 7The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 8The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 9The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 10The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books