This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Ransom Of Red Chief – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 30 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the theme of "The Ransom of Red Chief?" A) A warning against taking the easy way out of a situation. B) Good VS Evil. C) Slow and steady wins the race. D) The importance of family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A warning against taking the easy way out of a situation. 2. Which statement best describes Johnny's relationship with his kidnappers? A) Johnny has injured the narrator's shoulder. B) Johnny is planning his escape from Bill and the narrator. C) Johnny is terrified of Bill. D) The kidnappers are afraid of Johnny. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The kidnappers are afraid of Johnny. 3. What does Red Chief do when Bill offers him candy? A) Throws it at him. B) Throws a brick at him. C) Eats the candy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Throws a brick at him. 4. What caused Bill to fall into the fire? A) He tripped and fell into the fire. B) The boy had hit him in the head with a rock. C) Sam pushed him. D) He fell off a horse into it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boy had hit him in the head with a rock. 5. The dinner was ..... because there was hair in my food. A) Unpalatable. B) Subjugated. C) Renegade. D) Abstracting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unpalatable. 6. Bill and Sam decided to commit their crime in Summit because they thought ..... A) They would not get caught. B) It was close to Illinois. C) No one would miss Red Chief. D) They would get lots of publicity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They would not get caught. 7. Jimmy did not understand why the students could not go on two different field trips. The teacher had to ..... , or give details to help him understand why it was not an option. A) Persuade. B) Explain. C) Develop. D) Categorize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explain. 8. (n.) the social class made up of farmers, tenants, and workers A) Diatribe. B) Ransom. C) Philoprogenitiveness. D) Peasantry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peasantry. 9. Talking about "midnight" in "Ransom of Red Chief" is an example of what literary term? A) Motif. B) Irony. C) Similarly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Motif. 10. Red Chief is considered a ..... character because he remains the same crazy kid throughout the whole story. A) Dynamic. B) Static. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Static. 11. Direct or Indirect Characterization? "I was relieved, but I also felt like a weenie." -Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen A) Direct Characterization. B) Indirect Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Characterization. 12. What was the reason behind this kidnap? A) They had a grudge towards Dorset family. B) Dorset needed some money. C) They needed some money to buy a lot in Western Illinois. D) They wanted to pull off a fraudulent town-lot scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They wanted to pull off a fraudulent town-lot scheme. 13. Why did Bill ask Mr. Dorset how long he could hold him? A) Bill thought Mr. Dorset might need help. B) Bill wanted to see if Sam would help him. C) Bill thought the boy would hurt Mr. Dorset. D) He wanted to make sure he had enough time to get away without the boy following him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He wanted to make sure he had enough time to get away without the boy following him. 14. Necessary supplies A) Diatribe. B) Proposition. C) Provisions. D) Ransom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provisions. 15. Who wrote The Ransom of Red Chief? A) O. Henry. B) Bill Driscoll. C) A. Henry. D) Ebenezer Dorset. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) O. Henry. 16. Dynamic A) Character develops and grows during the story. B) Shows only one character trait. C) Character does not change throughout the story. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Character develops and grows during the story. 17. The fact that Red Chief is the one causing harm to his kidnappers, instead of his kidnappers harming him, this is an example of ..... A) Verbal Irony. B) Situational Irony. C) Dramatic Irony. D) This is not ironic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Situational Irony. 18. Red Chief's father had a different ..... for the kidnappers. A) Proposition. B) Provision. C) Ransom. D) Collaboration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proposition. 19. Bill spirit was broken while looking after Red Chief. What does this mean? A) He couldn't take the torture anymore. He felt it was upsetting him and disturbing his peace of mind. B) Red Chief was cutting him into pieces. He didn't have his scalp, an arm and an ear. C) He was having a good time with Red Chief and he didn't want to return him to his parents. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He couldn't take the torture anymore. He felt it was upsetting him and disturbing his peace of mind. 20. How would you describe Red Chief? A) Shy. B) Scared. C) Brave. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brave. ← 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