This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Ransom Of Red Chief – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Ransom Of Red Chief Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The main reason for choosing to kidnap Red Chief is that Sam and Bill A) Know that his father is a rich and prominent citizen. B) Believe that the boy is able to take care of himself. C) Think that he is brave, healthy and relaxed. D) See him playing outside unsupervised and thinks easy target. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Know that his father is a rich and prominent citizen. 2. An offer to be considered A) Proposition. B) Dote. C) Diatribe. D) Impudent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proposition. 3. How did Bill and Sam address themselves to Dorset in their letter? A) Bill and Sam. B) Two desperate men. C) Very Respectfully. D) None above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two desperate men. 4. Analogy is ..... A) A collection of related works printed as one book. B) The study of medicine. C) A comparison between two things. D) The practice of perfecting your writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A comparison between two things. 5. The average price of a new car today is $ 47, 000. How much was the average car in 1910? A) $ 900. B) $ 275. C) $ 2, 000. D) $ 8, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $ 900. 6. To be unable to control one's actions or to act without restraint is to be A) Ineffable. B) Incontinent. C) Contiguous. D) Sleepy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incontinent. 7. Definition:Goods or supplies for a journey A) Ransom. B) Provisions. C) Prominent. D) Captive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provisions. 8. An example of situational irony in O. Henry's story "The Ransom of Red Chief is that the kidnappers ..... A) Choose a child of a well-to-do citizen to kidnap for ransom. B) Actually pay money to the child's parent to return the kidnapped victim. C) Are named Sam and Bill. D) Do not choose a very good location to exchange the ransom money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Actually pay money to the child's parent to return the kidnapped victim. 9. What is included in the exposition of a story? A) The main action. B) Setting and characters. C) The solution to the problem. D) The problem begins getting more intense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Setting and characters. 10. Adjacent; neighboring A) Surreptitiously. B) Diatribe. C) Court-plaster. D) Contiguous. E) Sleepy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surreptitiously. 11. True or False:The Washington Monument is a prominent building in Washington, D.C. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 12. "AFTER 20 YEARS"What part of the story is it when Bob reads Jimmy's letter and realizes his friend turned him in? A) Climax. B) Exposition. C) Resolution. D) Rising action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resolution. 13. What is a random example of repetition? A) Big belly bunches. B) Cruel kindness. C) Run, run, run. D) What?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run, run, run. 14. (n.) condemnation; bitter, abusive criticism A) Apparition. B) Treachery. C) Diatribe. D) Fraudulent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diatribe. 15. Which word means working very hard? A) Aimlessly. B) Stealthy. C) Surreptitiously. D) Industriously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Industriously. 16. To work with another toward a goal A) Collaborate. B) Diatribe. C) Provisions. D) Commend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collaborate. 17. What is Bill's wife's name? A) Sure-fire Sue. B) Slue-foot Sue. C) Simmer-down Sue. D) Silly-fish Sally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slue-foot Sue. 18. The men believed the ..... would help them start a new future. A) Pervade. B) Ransom. C) Comply. D) Diatribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comply. 19. The kidnapper who is most afraid of Red Chief A) Sam. B) Ebenezer Dorset. C) Red Chief. D) Bill Driscoll. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bill Driscoll. 20. Necessary supplies, such as food A) Ransom. B) Proposition. C) Commend. D) Provisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provisions. 21. Who were the kidnappers in the story? A) Bill. B) Sam. C) The Red Chief. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and b. 22. When an event turns out in a way that would be the opposite of what a person might logically expect, this is called A) Situational irony. B) Suspense. C) Dramatic irony. D) A surprise resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Situational irony. 23. A sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner. A) Collaborate. B) Commend. C) Impudent. D) Ransom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ransom. 24. (v.) to minimize or make light of A) Decry. B) Impudent. C) Treachery. D) Comply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decry. 25. Who are the characters in "The Ransom of Red Chief?" A) Jacob, Billy, and Blue Bird. B) Larry, Curly, and Moe. C) Sam, Bill, and Red Chief. D) Henry, Terry, and Green Frog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sam, Bill, and Red Chief. 26. Sneaky; secretive A) Peremptory. B) Proposition. C) Surreptitiously. D) Ransom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surreptitiously. 27. What is a contrast between what is what is expected and what actually happens? A) Character. B) Mood. C) Irony. D) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 28. What type of character is Sam in terms of development? A) Dynamic. B) Flat. C) Round. D) Static. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dynamic. 29. The mayor is a very ..... citizen in our town. Everyone knows who he is and all he is accomplishing. A) Renegade. B) Solitary. C) Palatable. D) Prominent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prominent. 30. Work together on a project. A) Provisions. B) Impudent. C) Collaborate. D) Ransom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collaborate. 31. A statement presenting the main points, a brief retelling of the main points A) Summary. B) Key terms. C) Specific detail. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summary. 32. Who suffered the most? A) Red Chief. B) Bill Driscoll. C) Ebenezer Dorset. D) Sam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bill Driscoll. 33. Short Story, "The Ransom of Red Chief"How much money did Bill and Sam finally ask for? A) 2, 000. B) 250. C) 1, 500. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1, 500. 34. What happened last? A) Sam and Bill decided to kidnap Ebenezer's son. B) Sam writes the ransom letter. C) Ebenezer replies to the ransom letter. D) Ebenezer holds his boy for 10 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ebenezer holds his boy for 10 minutes. 35. How does Red Chief treat Bill? A) He sees him like a father. B) He is scared of Bill. C) He torments Bill. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He torments Bill. 36. Which word means to give off or send? A) Accede. B) Emit. C) Recognize. D) Decry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emit. 37. Bill is considered a ..... character because he changes throughout the story. A) Static. B) Dynamic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dynamic. 38. Bill's 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) Red Chief broke Bill's leg and he could not walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He couldn't take the torture anymore. He felt it was upsetting him and disturbing his peace of mind. 39. Who narrates the story? A) Bill. B) Johnny. C) Sam. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sam. 40. I ..... walked off the field after losing the game in the final play. A) Prominent. B) Lackadaisical. C) Humiliate. D) Sullenly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sullenly. 41. What part of the plot pyramid would this best match:Kidnappers pay father to hold boy while they escape. A) Exposition. B) Rising Action. C) Climax. D) Falling Action. E) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Resolution. 42. How much money did the kidnappers demand? A) 1000 dollars. B) 1200 dollars. C) 2000 dollars. D) 600 dollars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2000 dollars. 43. The narrator is not a character in the story and describes what is taking place. The narrator may be able to read only one character's mind, feelings, etc. A) 3rd person omniscient. B) 1st person. C) 2nd person. D) 3rd person limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3rd person limited. 44. If you are in the vicinity of the mall, you are A) In the mall. B) Near the mall. C) Far away from the mall. D) Broke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Near the mall. 45. What game is the boy and Bill playing? A) Barbie and Ken. B) Cops and Robbers. C) The scout. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scout. 46. How does Red Chief's active imagination affect other characters in "The Ransom of Red Chief?" A) Red Chief plays with his kidnappers, and they appreciate the company. B) Red Chief's refusal to go home increases the kidnappers' excitement for ransom. C) Red Chief's unpredictable actions frighten Bill, one of the kidnappers. D) Red Chief spends his time waiting to be entertained, which frustrates the kidnappers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red Chief's unpredictable actions frighten Bill, one of the kidnappers. 47. Acceptable to taste, able to be eaten A) Pervade. B) Palatable. C) Surreptitiously. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Palatable. 48. What type of irony relies on the audience knowing more than the characters? A) Situational irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Cosmic irony. D) Verbal irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic irony. 49. Since neither of them could complete the scheme alone, the kidnappers had to ..... A) Collaborate. B) Diatribe. C) Commend. D) Comply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collaborate. 50. How is irony used to create humor when Bill and Sam run out of town? A) They are trying to escape Red Chief before he gets loose from his father. B) The townspeople run them off. C) They want to leave before Red Chief wakes up. D) They have better prospects in the next town over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are trying to escape Red Chief before he gets loose from his father. 51. When we know Red Chief is standing behind Bill but Bill doesn't know, that is ..... A) Situational irony. B) Dramatic irony. C) Verbal irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic irony. 52. What type of character is Bill in terms of development? A) Flat. B) Round. C) Dynamic. D) Static. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dynamic. 53. Working diligently A) Contiguous. B) Proclivities. C) Peasantry. D) Industriously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Industriously. 54. Characters have to fight against an outside force such as disease, a storm, etc. A) Character vs. self. B) Character vs. society. C) Character vs. character. D) Character vs. nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Character vs. nature. 55. A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something. A) Comply. B) Diatribe. C) Collaborate. D) Ransom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diatribe. 56. Work together on a project? which word we can connect with the meaning? A) Ransom. B) Commend. C) Impudent. D) Collaborate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Collaborate. 57. What was ironic about the Father's actions? A) He told the thieves to pay him to take his son back. B) He punished his son by leaving him outside. C) He left the thieves a large sum of money. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He told the thieves to pay him to take his son back. 58. Where do the kidnappers hide little Johnny? A) Under the hay in a horse stall of a very large barn. B) They transport Johnny in a buggy and then hide him in a cave. C) They hide Johnny in the trunk of a junk car at a junk yard. D) Johnny is hidden in a basement of an abandoned house on the edge of town. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They transport Johnny in a buggy and then hide him in a cave. 59. Which is NOT an example of euphemism? A) Got skin ripped open. B) He was sent to a Correctional Facility. C) He passed away last winter. D) Differently-abled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Got skin ripped open. 60. Short Story, "The Ransom of Red Chief"Is Red Chief scared of being held captive and kidnapped? A) No. B) Yes. 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