This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Ransom Of Red Chief – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 18 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The woman had tattered clothes and a dirty face. She was asking for money. What character trait describes the woman? A) Dirty. B) Poor. C) Homeless. D) Hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poor. 2. What did Bill dream he had been turned into near daybreak? A) Bird. B) Tree. C) Rock. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tree. 3. Something hinted or suggested, but not stated directly A) Citation. B) Implicit. C) Evidence. D) Explicit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implicit. 4. The worst they expected was a ..... in the local newspaper. A) Provision. B) Diatribe. C) Impudent. D) Comply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diatribe. 5. (n.) a sudden or unusual sight A) Proclivities. B) Apparition. C) Peasantry. D) Fraudulent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apparition. 6. To embarrass someone or harm a person's dignity is to A) Emit. B) Subjugate. C) Humiliate. D) Cauterize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humiliate. 7. The main reason for choosing to kidnap the boy is that Sam and Bill A) A. believe that his father is an honest and wealthy man. B) B. believe that he is able to take care of himself. C) C. think that he is brave, healthy, and relaxed. D) See him playing outside unsupervised. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. believe that his father is an honest and wealthy man. 8. The falling action is ..... A) The fourth part of the plot used to begin the process of solving the problem or conflict. B) The second part of the plot used to develop each character. C) The highest most intense part of the story. D) The fifth and final part of the plot used to present a solution to the problem of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The fourth part of the plot used to begin the process of solving the problem or conflict. 9. Define conflict. (Pick the BEST answer) A) The main action. B) The most intense moment in a story. C) The problem. D) A fight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The problem. 10. Definition:a person who has been taken prisoner A) Prominent. B) Ransom. C) Provisions. D) Captive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Captive. 11. Which inference can be best made about Ebenezer Dorset? A) He hopes to take revenge on Bill. B) He is unwilling to pay the full ransom because he knows the captors are probably annoyed with Johnny. C) He is terribly distraught about his son's disappearance. D) He wants his son to learn a lesson from the kidnapping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is unwilling to pay the full ransom because he knows the captors are probably annoyed with Johnny. 12. Since the schools are overcrowded, there was a ..... to build a new school. A) Ransom. B) Pervade. C) Proposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proposition. 13. Flannel Cake A) Pancake or flapjack. B) An instrument for throwing stones. It usually consists of a short strap with strings fastened to its ends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pancake or flapjack. 14. The father did not ..... with the terms of the letter. A) Commend. B) Diatribe. C) Collaborate. D) Comply. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comply. 15. How old is Red Chief? A) 18. B) 10. C) 9. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10. 16. Done by secretive means A) Surreptitiously. B) Renegade. C) Proclivities. D) Palatable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surreptitiously. 17. Sam and Bill sign their letter "Two Desperate Men" because they want Mr. Dorset to think that A) They agree to keep their location and identities a secret. B) Mr. Dorset must agree to give them the money or they will beg for it loudly. C) The boy is annoying, and they are desperate to be rid of him. D) They are desperate and might harm the boy if their demands are not met. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are desperate and might harm the boy if their demands are not met. 18. Who did he say was his favorite Biblical character? A) King Herod. B) Jesus. C) Joseph. D) Goliath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) King Herod. 19. (n.) love for children or one's own children A) Proclivities. B) Undeleterious. C) Philoprogenitiveness. D) Decry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Philoprogenitiveness. 20. All of the following are nouns EXCEPT A) Apparition. B) Diatribe. C) Vicinity. D) Sylvan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sylvan. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesThe Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 1The 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books