This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Ransom Of Red Chief – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Foreshadowing occurs early in the story when the narrator first describes Johnny as ..... A) Having red hair. B) Throwing rocks at a kitten. C) The son of a prominent citizen in the small town of Summit. D) "the terror of the plains" while playing Indian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The son of a prominent citizen in the small town of Summit. 2. Wicked and cruel (evil, wicked, diabolical) A) Dastardly. B) Ferocious. C) Dictating. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dastardly. 3. Why did Bill add 500 dollars to the ransom? A) The boy threw a piece of brick at him. B) The boy was throwing rocks at some kittens. C) The boy fought back like a welterweight cinnamon bear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boy threw a piece of brick at him. 4. They stored ..... In the cave. A) Buggy car. B) Knife. C) I can. D) Provisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provisions. 5. Which set of words and phrases BEST reveals the character of the kidnappers? A) "scheme, " "desperate, " "spirit was broken". B) "celebrated, " "collaborated, " "ought to commend itself to professional kidnappers". C) "demanding, " "never lost my nerve, " "willing to take a chance". D) "got him down in the bottom of the buggy, " "troubled, " "posted my letter surreptitiously". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "scheme, " "desperate, " "spirit was broken". 6. What genre focuses on solving a problem? A) Romance. B) Adventure. C) Mystery. D) Science Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mystery. 7. What were the top crime fighting methods in 1910? A) Fingerprints and eyewitness testimony. B) Trace evidence such as DNA and lie detector tests. C) Bloodhounds and video surveillance. D) Search parties and bloodhounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fingerprints and eyewitness testimony. 8. To speak highly of A) Collaborate. B) Comply. C) Commend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commend. 9. Which statement foreshadows that Sam will agree to Mr. Dorset's demand? A) Bill asks Sam to only ask for $ 1500 in ransom. B) Sam leaves Bill with the boy to delver the ransom note. C) Bill tells the boy to quit kicking or he will be in trouble. D) Sam admits to Bill that the boy has gotten on his nerves too. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sam admits to Bill that the boy has gotten on his nerves too. 10. With what did Sam threaten Red Chief if he doesn't behave? A) Tie him up. B) Broil him at the stake. C) Take him home. D) Scalp him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take him home. 11. Bills runs as far away from the Dorset house as he can get in which part of the story? A) The exposition. B) The climax. C) The resolution. D) The rising action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The resolution. 12. What type of irony consists of a character saying one thing but meaning something completely different? A) Situational irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Verbal irony. D) Cosmic irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verbal irony. 13. Match the correct definition to apprehend in the sentence. The police hope to apprehend the suspect soon A) Capture; arrest. B) Understand; grasp with mind. C) Put an end to. D) Not capable of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capture; arrest. 14. ..... is the narrator of the story. A) Bill. B) Sam. C) Johnny. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sam. 15. What is the average price of a house in Houston today, April 11, 2022? A) $ 187, 000. B) $ 272, 000. C) $ 450, 000. D) $ 313, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $ 313, 000. 16. Today, 76% of US homes have Wifi. What percent of US homes had ELECTRICITY in 1910? A) 20%. B) 10%. C) 15%. D) 2%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2%. 17. What does "objective" mean? A) Having plenty of evidence to support your opinion. B) No statistics used to support the idea. C) No opinions or reactions, just the facts. D) Giving your personal reflections on the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No opinions or reactions, just the facts. 18. The main reason for choosing to kidnapthe boy is that Sam and Bill A) Know that his father is an honest andwealthy man. B) Believe that he is able to take care ofhimself. C) Think that he is brave, healthy, andrelaxed. D) See him playing outside unsupervised. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Know that his father is an honest andwealthy man. 19. What is Red Chief's real name? A) Ed. B) Herod. C) Ebenezer. D) Johnny. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Johnny. 20. The adjectives that best describe the Red Chief are ..... A) Friendly, lost, and scared. B) Violent, adventurous, and talkative. C) Active, creative, and charming. D) Lazy, ugly, and pessimistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Violent, adventurous, and talkative. 21. Verbal attack or harsh criticism A) Impudent. B) Commend. C) Diatribe. D) Collaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diatribe. 22. The reader realizes that the conflict between Sam and the boy is more than Sam expected when A) Bill's screams wake Sam. B) The boy talks nonstop during dinner. C) Sam dreams about a redheaded pirate. D) Sam sleeps with the boy between himself and Bill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sam dreams about a redheaded pirate. 23. Where were the men when the kidnapping idea struck them? A) Hampton, New York. B) Orlando, Florida. C) Forth-worth, Texas. D) Summit, Alabama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Summit, Alabama. 24. What is the synonym of impudent? A) Good. B) Disrespectful. C) Work together. D) Best. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disrespectful. 25. The author's attitude toward the subject matter is called ..... A) Mood. B) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tone. 26. What was the name of the kidnapper who suffered most from Red Chief's games? A) Andy. B) Bill. C) Johnny. D) Sam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bill. 27. The factory town was very ..... and full of hard-working people. A) Treachery. B) Industrious. C) Lackadaisical. D) Vicinity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industrious. 28. What is the definition of plot? A) The conflict in the story. B) The turning point of the story. C) The sequence of events in the story. D) The lesson in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sequence of events in the story. 29. The author creates situational irony by making Red Chief different from the rest of the town. Which of the following it the best example of this situational irony? A) He's thin while everyone else if fat. B) He's wild whie the town is sleepy. C) He longs for the city while the rest of the town loves the country. D) He likes to read and they don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He's wild whie the town is sleepy. 30. The woman had tattered clothes and a dirty face. She was asking for money. What character trait describes the woman? A) Homeless. B) Dirty. C) Poor. D) Hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poor. 31. What did Bill dream he had been turned into near daybreak? A) River. B) Rock. C) Tree. D) Bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tree. 32. Something hinted or suggested, but not stated directly A) Implicit. B) Evidence. C) Citation. D) Explicit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implicit. 33. The worst they expected was a ..... in the local newspaper. A) Diatribe. B) Impudent. C) Comply. D) Provision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diatribe. 34. (n.) a sudden or unusual sight A) Fraudulent. B) Proclivities. C) Apparition. D) Peasantry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apparition. 35. To embarrass someone or harm a person's dignity is to A) Cauterize. B) Emit. C) Subjugate. D) Humiliate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humiliate. 36. The falling action is ..... A) The fourth part of the plot used to begin the process of solving the problem or conflict. B) The second part of the plot used to develop each character. C) The highest most intense part of the story. D) The fifth and final part of the plot used to present a solution to the problem of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The fourth part of the plot used to begin the process of solving the problem or conflict. 37. Define conflict. (Pick the BEST answer) A) The problem. B) The most intense moment in a story. C) The main action. D) A fight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The problem. 38. Definition:a person who has been taken prisoner A) Ransom. B) Provisions. C) Prominent. D) Captive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Captive. 39. Which inference can be best made about Ebenezer Dorset? A) He is terribly distraught about his son's disappearance. B) He hopes to take revenge on Bill. C) He is unwilling to pay the full ransom because he knows the captors are probably annoyed with Johnny. D) He wants his son to learn a lesson from the kidnapping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is unwilling to pay the full ransom because he knows the captors are probably annoyed with Johnny. 40. Since the schools are overcrowded, there was a ..... to build a new school. A) Ransom. B) Pervade. C) Proposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proposition. 41. The father did not ..... with the terms of the letter. A) Commend. B) Comply. C) Diatribe. D) Collaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comply. 42. How old is Red Chief? A) 18. B) 10. C) 15. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10. 43. Done by secretive means A) Renegade. B) Proclivities. C) Surreptitiously. D) Palatable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surreptitiously. 44. Sam and Bill sign their letter "Two Desperate Men" because they want Mr. Dorset to think that A) They agree to keep their location and identities a secret. B) Mr. Dorset must agree to give them the money or they will beg for it loudly. C) The boy is annoying, and they are desperate to be rid of him. D) They are desperate and might harm the boy if their demands are not met. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are desperate and might harm the boy if their demands are not met. 45. Who did he say was his favorite Biblical character? A) Goliath. B) Joseph. C) Jesus. D) King Herod. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) King Herod. 46. (n.) love for children or one's own children A) Philoprogenitiveness. B) Decry. C) Undeleterious. D) Proclivities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Philoprogenitiveness. 47. All of the following are nouns EXCEPT A) Vicinity. B) Apparition. C) Diatribe. D) Sylvan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sylvan. 48. Savagely fierce, cruel, or violent; characterized by or involving aggression, bitterness, and determination; extreme and unpleasant A) Fraudulent. B) Ferocious. C) Palatable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ferocious. 49. Which sentence uses contiguous correctly so that the sentence makes sense? A) Hawaii is contiguous to California. B) I have a contiguous house. C) I contiguous with my family every day. D) Since the two lakes are contiguous, they seem to flow into each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since the two lakes are contiguous, they seem to flow into each other. 50. (n.) a suggested plan A) Proposition. B) Proclivities. C) Diatribe. D) Palatable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proposition. 51. When I wasn't looking, my brother ..... sneaked into my room to steal my candy. A) Surreptitiously. B) Morally. C) Industriously. D) Lackadaisically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surreptitiously. 52. What is an imaginary story? A) Irony. B) Character. C) Mood. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fiction. 53. What was Johnny's reaction when he was returned to his home? A) Ran inside and hugged his mother. B) Threw a fit because he didn't want to go home. C) Couldn't wait to ride his horse. D) Couldn't wait to play Indian with his family. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Threw a fit because he didn't want to go home. 54. The area near or surrounding a particular place. A) Vicinity. B) Surreptitiously. C) Summit. D) Impudent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vicinity. 55. A bitter, verbal attack A) Collaborate. B) Diatribe. C) Impudent. D) Proposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diatribe. 56. To work together A) Pervade. B) Surreptitiously. C) Collaborate. D) Palatable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collaborate. 57. What part of the plot pyramid would this best match:Boy tries to scalp kidnapper. A) Exposition. B) Rising Action. C) Climax. D) Falling Action. E) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising Action. 58. What are the three basic types of irony? A) Dynamic, direct, and indirect irony. B) Diction, device, and determined irony. C) Dramatic, verbal, and situational irony. D) Dramatic, situational, and direct irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatic, verbal, and situational irony. 59. The sponge absorbed a lot of water because it was ..... A) Palatable. B) Courier. C) Porous. D) Chronic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Porous. 60. Where did Sam hide and wait for the messenger? A) Behind the tree. B) In the cave. C) Up in the tree. D) Up on the mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Up in the tree. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnglish Literature 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 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