The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 29 (20 MCQs)

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1. Gave in; consented; agreed

Correct Answer: D) Acceded.

2. Which word means to work together on a project?

Correct Answer: C) Collaborate.

3. Who is Bill's favorite biblical character?

Correct Answer: A) King Herod.

4. Why does Bob's hand begin to shake as he reads the note from Patrolman Wells?

Correct Answer: C) He is upset that his old friend knows the truth about him.

5. Where do the kidnapper's hide Johnny or "Red Chief?"

Correct Answer: B) They hide him in a cave.

6. What is the most common type of figurative language in a tall tale?

Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole.

7. Term used for any category of literature

Correct Answer: B) Genre.

8. They had enough ..... stashed in a cave to last a week.

Correct Answer: B) Provisions.

9. What does accede mean?

Correct Answer: C) To; toward; yield; go; surrender.

10. Humor

Correct Answer: A) Element of Surpise.

11. The sound suggests the meaning. What is the writing element that this belongs to?

Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia.

12. Short Story, "The Ransom of Red Chief"How much money did Bill and Sam originally ask for?

Correct Answer: A) 2, 000.

13. Who was the red chief?

Correct Answer: C) Johnny.

14. Why did Sam and Bill pay Ebenezer Dorset?

Correct Answer: C) They wanted to get rid of his son.

15. What is ironic about the title of this story?

Correct Answer: D) The ransom is paid to take Red Chief back home.

16. Sam and Bill hide Johnny at

Correct Answer: A) A mountain cave.

17. What does dis-mean?

Correct Answer: A) Apart; away.

18. What is most ironic about the boy's captivity?

Correct Answer: D) The boy doesn't seem to miss his parents.

19. Acceptable to the taste; able to be eaten.

Correct Answer: D) Palatable.

20. Slang for a person who is conventional and old-fashioned; fuddy-duddy

Correct Answer: A) Square.