This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Ransom Of Red Chief – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 21 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How has the speaker described the town of Summit? A) ' as yummy as a gummy bear'. B) ' as scary as a ghost'. C) ' as flat as a flannel cake'. D) ' as creamy as a cheesecake'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ' as flat as a flannel cake'. 2. Important person, famous A) Imp. B) Courier. C) Prominent. D) Impudent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prominent. 3. What does com-mean? A) With; together; in association; (with intensive force) completely. B) Apart; away. C) Sleep. D) Being or acting in a particular state or manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With; together; in association; (with intensive force) completely. 4. How much money did they have left in the end? A) $ 250. B) $ 300. C) $ 350. D) $ 900. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $ 350. 5. Bold and disrespectful A) Impudent. B) Commend. C) Diatribe. D) Collaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impudent. 6. (especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of; be present and apparent throughout A) Pervading. B) Palatable. C) Industriously. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pervading. 7. I ..... on my dog once he came home after his surgery. A) Doted. B) Emitted. C) Sullenly. D) Humiliated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doted. 8. To burn the skin around a wound to stop bleeding or prevent infection is to A) Cauterize. B) Accede. C) Emit. D) Decry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cauterize. 9. The foreshadowing that Red Chief was a menace can be see when: A) He enjoys his stay in the cave. B) He is seen throwing pebbles at a kitten. C) His sheer joy in troubling Bill. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is seen throwing pebbles at a kitten. 10. What was the average wage per hour in 1910? A) $ 2.25. B) $ 1.85. C) .57 cents. D) .22 cents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) .22 cents. 11. Definition:Exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality A) Terrorized. B) Ferocious. C) Desperate. D) Imp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ferocious. 12. The climax of the plot in "Ransom of Red Chief" occurs when ..... A) Ebenezer Dorset's letter demands $ 250 in order to receive Johnny back home. B) Red Chief hits Bill Driscoll with a piece of brick. C) Sam and Bill hide Johnny in a wagon and take him to the cave. D) Johnny tells the kidnappers that he wants to stay with him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ebenezer Dorset's letter demands $ 250 in order to receive Johnny back home. 13. In what state did the story take place? A) Ohio. B) Canada. C) Alabama. D) Illinois. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alabama. 14. What does the word palatable most likely mean in this sentence: "Then, when the settlers was rescued, I was given oats. Sand ain't a palatable substitute." A) Oats are not good. B) Oats taste just like sand. C) That sand is not a tasty substitute for oats. D) Sand is a great substitute for oats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That sand is not a tasty substitute for oats. 15. Agree to a demand, request, or treaty A) Accede. B) Abstracting. C) Square. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accede. 16. The counter proposition that Ebenezer Dorset made to the kidnappers was: A) He gives them 1500 dollars and they bring him to his house at night. B) He give them 2000 dollars. C) They are allowed to return Red Chief if they pay 250 dollars. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are allowed to return Red Chief if they pay 250 dollars. 17. Why do you think Sam said this to Bill? "Bill, " says I, "there isn't any heart disease in your family, is there?" A) He was worried about Bill's health. B) Bill hadn't been eating well lately, and Sam thought he may end up with heart disease. C) Bill had been sick recently. D) He was worried Bill would have a heart attack when he turned around to see the boy standing there. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was worried Bill would have a heart attack when he turned around to see the boy standing there. 18. Which statement best describes the narrator and his partner? A) They are ordinary guys who stumble upon an unusual way to make money. B) They are criminal masterminds who devise a foolproof plan. C) They are bumbling crooks who bit off more than they can chew. D) They are honest businessmen who got tangled up in a mess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are ordinary guys who stumble upon an unusual way to make money. 19. It is expected that you will ..... with the rules in school. A) Comply. B) Impudent. C) Proposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comply. 20. What nickname did Johnny give Sam? A) Red Chief. B) King Herod. C) Old Hank the Trapper. D) Snake-Eye-the-Spy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Snake-Eye-the-Spy. ← 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