The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 32 (20 MCQs)

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1. Payment demanded for the release of a person or property

Correct Answer: D) Ransom.

2. In a sneaky way; secretly

Correct Answer: B) Surreptitiously.

3. Was Bill enjoying spending time with Red Chief?

Correct Answer: B) No.

4. What does intercede mean?

Correct Answer: C) Between or among yield; go; surrender.

5. Name the author of Ransom of Red Chief

Correct Answer: B) O. Henry.

6. What is a theme of "Ransom of Red Chief?"

Correct Answer: B) Kids can be smarter than adults.

7. Which word means lacking interest?

Correct Answer: D) Lackadaisical.

8. How did Red Chief outsmart the thieves?

Correct Answer: C) By being a rambunctious child.

9. Why did he pick the location that he did for the box for the ransom note and ransom?

Correct Answer: B) There was flat land all around it and he would be able to see if anyone was watching him.

10. Short Story, "The Elevator"Which of the following is NOT an example of a conflict in "The Elevator" by William Sleator?

Correct Answer: B) Martin's father versus the author, William Sleator.

11. I am not the best cook, but most of my food is .....

Correct Answer: B) Palatable.

12. A bitter verbal (spoken) or written attack on someone or something

Correct Answer: A) Diatribe.

13. What did Sam say after reading the note?

Correct Answer: A) Great pirates of Penzance!.

14. Which of the following is MOST likely to be written in second person?

Correct Answer: D) A cook book.

15. What type of characterization is used to describe Red Chief's behavior?

Correct Answer: A) Indirect.

16. Which event is the resolution in "The Ransom of Red Chief" ?

Correct Answer: E) Johnny wants to back with Sam & Bill, but the kidnappers run to escape from Johnny.

17. Who received money at the end of the story?

Correct Answer: D) Ebenezer.

18. Which word means offensively bold and disrespectful?

Correct Answer: D) Impudent.

19. "There was a town down there, as flat as a flannel-cake, and called Summit" is all of the following EXCEPT .....

Correct Answer: D) Allusion.

20. How did Red Chief react when he remembered he was a captive?

Correct Answer: D) Let out a war whoop.