This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Classics > The Ransom Of Red Chief – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After he realized the boy was back and he sat aimlessly for an hour, Sam convinced Bill to ..... A) Tough it out a little longer. B) Up the ransom to $ 2, 500. C) Take the boy back to Summit immediately. D) Go ahead back to Illinois and start the land deal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tough it out a little longer. 2. Definition:an exaggerated sense of self-importance A) Rowdy. B) Sullenly. C) Treachery. D) Egotism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Egotism. 3. While Bill and the boy are playing Black Scout, what did Bill end up doing? A) Bill kicked the boy and showed him how to get back to Summit. B) Bill enjoyed playing Black Scout with the boy. C) Bill followed Sam to Poplar Cove. D) Bill came up with a new game for them to play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bill kicked the boy and showed him how to get back to Summit. 4. This character is the kidnapper who wants to lower the amount of money in the ransom: A) Red Chief. B) Sam. C) Bill Driscoll. D) Ebenezer Dorset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bill Driscoll. 5. Short Story, "The Ransom of Red Chief"The Ransom of Red Chief is told from which point of view? A) First person. B) Third person limited. C) Third person omniscient. D) Missing persons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First person. 6. Why did the thieves decide to kidnap a child? A) They wanted fame. B) They wanted money. C) They wanted a reputation. D) They wanted entertainment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They wanted money. 7. Insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way (rude, demanding). A) Imp. B) Collaborate. C) Peremptory. D) Surreptitiously. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peremptory. 8. To do as one is asked or ordered A) Comply. B) Impudent. C) Proposition. D) Commend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comply. 9. What leads you to predict that Bill willwant to return the boy early? A) The boy tries to scalp Bill. B) Bill has to sleep near the boy. C) Sam leaves Bill behind with the boy. D) The boy asks the men many questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boy tries to scalp Bill. 10. What does-ent mean? A) Sleep. B) Being or acting in a particular state or manner. C) Without; not. D) Drive; urge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being or acting in a particular state or manner. 11. (adj.) offensively bold or disrespectful A) Palatable. B) Diatribe. C) Fraudulent. D) Impudent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impudent. 12. The quote "I shook him till his freckles rattled" is an example of what? A) Simile. B) Irony. C) Metaphor. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 13. Static 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: C) Character does not change throughout the story. 14. To comply means to: A) Argue. B) Obey. C) Disobey. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obey. 15. What does insomnia mean? A) Without sleep. B) Being or acting in sleep. C) To; toward sleep. D) Between or among sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without sleep. 16. What does inter-mean? A) To; toward. B) Drive; urge. C) Yield; go; surrender. D) Between or among. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between or among. 17. Situational Irony is when: A) The opposite of what you expect happens. B) Someone says the opposite of what they mean. C) The audience knows something the character doesn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The opposite of what you expect happens. 18. Where was Sam headed to take care of business? A) Summit. B) Illinois. C) Canada. D) Poplar Cove. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poplar Cove. 19. How much money did Bill and Sam originally ask for? A) 2, 000. B) 250. C) 1, 500. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2, 000. 20. What is ironic about the story's end? A) Bill and Sam have to pay Red Chief's father to take him back. B) Red Chief's father is angry with them because they took so long. C) Bill and Sam charge a large ransom of $ 1500 for Red Chief. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bill and Sam have to pay Red Chief's father to take him 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 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 10The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books