This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Ransom Of Red Chief – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 20 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does somn mean? A) Without; not. B) To; toward. C) Sleep. D) With; together; in association; (with intensive force) completely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sleep. 2. What is the meaning of 'cauterized' as used in the story? A) A little troublesome kid. B) Cheating; dishonest. C) Rude; disrespectful. D) To burn to pervent infection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To burn to pervent infection. 3. What is the definition of collaborate? A) In a sneaky way; secretly. B) To work together on a project. C) To be spread or to be present throughout. D) A suggested plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To work together on a project. 4. Who writes the story? A) Author. B) Narrator. C) Character. D) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Author. 5. What horrible thing does Johnny do to Bill? A) He puts a boiled potato down his back. B) He tries to scalp him. C) He rides him like a horse. D) All of these things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these things. 6. Short Story, "The Elevator" "'Hello, Martin, ' she said, and laughed, and pushed the Stop button." This is the last line of our story. At what precise part of the plot does this story end? A) Resolution. B) Rising action. C) Climax. D) Falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 7. Where did they store provisions near Summit? A) In a cave on a small mountain. B) In the village square. C) In a big mansion. D) In a forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a cave on a small mountain. 8. What is ironic about how the kidnappers sign the ransom note? A) They are desperate for the $ 1500. B) They are desperate to give Johnny back to his family because he's so annoying. C) They don't sign the ransom note. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are desperate to give Johnny back to his family because he's so annoying. 9. (adj.) related to a wood or forest A) Contiguous. B) Diatribe. C) Peremptory. D) Sylvan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sylvan. 10. Eating a healthy diet and getting plenty of sleep should be a ..... part of your daily habits. A) Prominent. B) Small. C) Thoughtful. D) Fraudulent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prominent. 11. Urgently needed or desired A) Desperate. B) Precarious. C) Reputation. D) Raises eyebrows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desperate. 12. What does Mr. Dorset do that shows that the men are not alone in their feelings about the boy? A) Tells the men that they can keep the boy with them at the cave. B) Warns the men to return the boy at night so that the neighbors do not see them. C) Sends a bike messenger to the appointed place to drop off a note. D) Agrees to Sam's instructions about where to pay the ransom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warns the men to return the boy at night so that the neighbors do not see them. 13. The town being called Summit, but being as flat as a flannel cake. A) Situational. B) Verbal. C) Dramatic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Situational. 14. When Ebenezer suggest bringing Red Chief back at night and explains his reasoning, the author creates irony because ..... A) He doesn't wan the kidnappers to get caught. B) The neighbors will hurt anyone bringing the kid back. C) He wants to make sure Red Chief is still asleep. D) He doesn't want anyone to see the money exchanging hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The neighbors will hurt anyone bringing the kid back. 15. Disrespectful or poorly behaved A) Proposition. B) Impudent. C) Diatribe. D) Dote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impudent. 16. Extract or remove; consider theoretically or separately from something else A) Accede. B) Undeleterious. C) Abstracting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abstracting. 17. Which of the following is an ANTONYM of subjugate? A) Liberate. B) Conquer. C) Accuse. D) Overcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberate. 18. What's the difference between a central idea and a theme? A) A theme is for nonfiction and a central idea is for fiction. B) A theme and the central idea are the same. They are both what the story is mostly about. C) A theme is a moral or a lesson of a story, and the central idea is what the story is mostly about. D) The theme is for nonfiction and fiction stories. The central idea is just for nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A theme is a moral or a lesson of a story, and the central idea is what the story is mostly about. 19. Today Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest structure in the world at 2, 717 feet. What was the tallest structure in 1910? A) The Eiffel Tower at 984 feet. B) The Sears Tower at 1, 450 feet. C) The Canadian National Tower at 1, 748 feet. D) The Empire State Building at 1, 454 feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Eiffel Tower at 984 feet. 20. The difference between right and wrong is difficult and you should always try to choose the ..... answer A) Moral. B) Industrious. C) Lackadaisical. D) Surreptitious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moral. ← 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