This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Ransom Of Red Chief – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 34 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word describes how Bill feels about Red Chief after spending some time with him? A) Amused. B) Fascinated. C) Fond. D) Afraid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Afraid. 2. Which of the following is NOT an example of a hyperbole? A) He played with grizzly bears instead of teddy bears. B) He wrung out rain that flooded Texas . C) A huge mountain lion was crouching on a cliff. D) Some say his rope was exactly as long as the equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A huge mountain lion was crouching on a cliff. 3. Which word means to speak highly of or to praise? A) Comply. B) Commend. C) Pervade. D) Impudent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commend. 4. Comply means to A) Praise. B) Act according to a command or request. C) Be bold and disrespectful. D) Work together on a project. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Act according to a command or request. 5. To love in an excessive way A) Inhabitants. B) Diatribe. C) Provisions. D) Dote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dote. 6. Definition:important, wealthy individual A) Prominent. B) Ransom. C) Provisions. D) Captive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prominent. 7. Why does Sam walk to Poplar Grove, a nearby town? A) To pick up the ransom. B) To visit the police. C) To see his aunt. D) To get some information and post his ransom letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To get some information and post his ransom letter. 8. Red Chief did not want to leave the camp; he thought the food was quite ..... A) Collaborate. B) Pervade. C) Palatable. D) Surreptitiously. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Palatable. 9. Which evidence from the story best supports your answer to the previous question? A) Bill and me had a joint capital of about six hundred dollars . B) "Hey, little boy!" says Bill, "would you like to have a bag of candy ". C) But I looked at Bill and stopped. He had the most appealing look in his eyes I ever saw . D) If you attempt any treachery you will never see your boy again. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) But I looked at Bill and stopped. He had the most appealing look in his eyes I ever saw . 10. Which of the following is ironic? A) Sam and Bill kidnap Red Chief and ask for a ransom. B) Sam and Bill kidnap Red Chief and he wants to stay with them. C) Sam and Bill kidnap Red Chief by offering him candy and ride. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sam and Bill kidnap Red Chief and he wants to stay with them. 11. Old Man Dorset sends a letter back to Bill and Sam [the kidnappers] requesting that they pay him to return Red Chief. A) Exposition. B) Rising action. C) Resolution. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climax. 12. Able to be eaten A) Pervade. B) Collaborate. C) Surreptitiously. D) Palatable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Palatable. 13. Students will have to ..... on their book club books and work with their groups. A) Collaborate. B) Comply. C) Diatribe. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collaborate. 14. Not showing due respect for another person; impertinent. A) Provisions. B) Ransom. C) Commend. D) Impudent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impudent. 15. Why does Sam mention the price of black eyed peas at the post office? A) He wants to blend in with the local yokels. B) He needs a way to make money since the ransom isn't working out. C) He knows that Ebenezer Dorset grows crops. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wants to blend in with the local yokels. 16. (n.) betrayal of trust A) Apparition. B) Diatribe. C) Pervade. D) Treachery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Treachery. 17. When does foreshadowing occur in the story? A) When they want Johnny because his dad is rich. B) When they meet Johnny, he is throwing rocks at a kitten. C) When Ebenezer refuses to pay the ransom. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When they meet Johnny, he is throwing rocks at a kitten. 18. The kidnappers having to pay to send the boy back instead of getting paid for the boy. A) Situational. B) Dramatic. C) Verbal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Situational. 19. What is the definition of situational irony? A) A stock of needed materials or supplies. B) Slow, deliberate, and secret in action or character. C) The opposite of what you expect to happen, PLOT TWISTS. D) Exhibiting extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The opposite of what you expect to happen, PLOT TWISTS. 20. Malaria A) Deadly disease transmitted by certain mosquitoes in tropical climates. B) Pancake or flapjack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deadly disease transmitted by certain mosquitoes in tropical climates. ← 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