This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Ransom Of Red Chief – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 26 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How far apart are the three trees on the road to poplar cove? A) About 50 yards apart. B) About 100 yards apart. C) About 150 yards apart. D) About 200 yards apart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About 100 yards apart. 2. What does the following quote/figurative language mean? "He put up a fight like a welter weight cinnamon bear." A) He was a very sweet but heavy boy. B) He tried to fight, but did not know how to fight. C) He put up a very good fight and did not go willingly. D) He just gave up and did not do anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He put up a very good fight and did not go willingly. 3. What is the definition of palatable? A) In a sneaky way; secretly. B) To work together on a project. C) Able to be eaten; acceptable taste. D) To act according to a command or request. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Able to be eaten; acceptable taste. 4. Why were the kidnappers desperate at the beginning of the story? A) They needed money. B) They wanted to get rid of Red Chief. C) They were desperate to return the wagon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They needed money. 5. The reader knows something a character doesn't know. A) Situational. B) Dramatic. C) Verbal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic. 6. How many characters were there in the story? A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 7. Forecloser A) A person whose job it is to evict people if they can't pay rent or house payments on time. B) A boxer who weighs between 140 and 147 pounds (heavier than a lightweight, lighter than a heavyweight). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person whose job it is to evict people if they can't pay rent or house payments on time. 8. What is the meaning of the root dis-? A) Bad. B) Dislike. C) Away. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Away. 9. Definition:involving or employing extreme measures in an attempt to escape defeat or frustration A) Terrorized. B) Ferocious. C) Desperate. D) Imp. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desperate. 10. True or False:Texas is within the vicinity of The Summit School. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Not harmful; non-injurious A) Christened. B) Square. C) Undeleterious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Undeleterious. 12. What event causes Bill to be so afraid of "Red Chief" that he "sleeps with one eye open?" A) "Red Chief" slings a rock and hits him in the ear. B) "Red Chief" puts a red hot potato down his back. C) "Red Chief" tries to scalp him. D) "Red Chief" rides Bill like a horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Red Chief" tries to scalp him. 13. Why was the title name like that? A) Because the kid was an Indian. B) Because the kid called himself Red Chief. C) Because they wanted a ransom from Red Chief who happened to be Ebenezer Dorset. D) Because it told the readers there was a correlation between the ransom and the kid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because it told the readers there was a correlation between the ransom and the kid. 14. Which of the following is a definition for the word (ransom) A) To work together on a project. B) Providing or supplying of something, especially of food or other necessities. C) A sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A sum of money demanded or paid for the release of a captive. 15. Who was holding Bill down with a knife at one point? A) The narrator. B) Red Chief. C) Old Hank. D) Ebenezer Dorsett. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red Chief. 16. Johnny was an obedient child. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Meaning of ineffable A) Traitor. B) Beyond description. C) Cooked. D) Long-term. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beyond description. 18. In 1910, there were only 500, 000 cars in use in the United States. What percent of US households have at least one car today? A) 91.3%. B) 97.2%. C) 89.7%. D) 98.8%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 91.3%. 19. How much money do Bill and Sam make off the ransom? A) $ 1500. B) $ 2000. C) $ -250. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $ -250. 20. After sending the ransom letter to Ebenezer asking for 1, 500, what did he reply? A) He asked them to pay him $ 250 to take his boy back. B) He was going to send the $ 1, 500 right away. C) He threatens to call the police if they didn't return the kid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He asked them to pay him $ 250 to take his boy back. ← 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