The Ransom of Red Chief Quizzes

The Ransom of Red Chief Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "The Ransom of Red Chief"?
Sam

Bill Driscoll

O. Henry

Ebenezer Dorset
2 Who narrates "The Ransom of Red Chief"?
O. Henry

Johnny

Sam

Bill
3 Who is the protagonist of "The Ransom of Red Chief"?
Sam

Dorset

Johnny

Bill
4 In what country is "The Ransom of Red Chief" set?
England

United States

Canada

Russia
5 In what state is "The Ransom of Red Chief" set?
New York

Alabama

Illinois

Louisiana
6 In what region is "The Ransom of Red Chief" set?
West Coast

The North

Hawaiian islands

The South
7 In what town is "The Ransom of Red Chief" set?
Maypole

Dorset

Deleterious

Summit
8 What are Sam's and Bill's professions?
Body guards

Criminals

Babysitters

Bankers
9 The repetition of the line "but wait till I tell you" is an example of what literary device?
Metaphor

Allusion

Motif

Simile
10 In what tense is "The Ransom of Red Chief" narrated?
Present tense

Past tense

Future tense

It changes tense according to no apparent logic
11 In what year was "The Ransom of Red Chief" published?
1907

1989

1997

2001
12 "As flat as a flannel-cake" is an example of what literary device?
Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Substitution

Simile
13 How much money do Bill and Sam have (combined) at the beginning of the story?
$2000

$0

$250

$600
14 Why do Sam and Bill plan the kidnapping?
To pull off a fraudulent town-lot scheme in Illinois

To pay for Bill's medicine

To escape to Mexico

To escape to Canada
15 Why do the kidnappers target this particular town?
They believe people are concerned about their children

The citizens are unlikely to be contacted by newspaper journalists

They don't have much in the way of police resources

All of these
16 What color is Johnny's hair?
Black

Yellow

Red

Brown
17 What is Johnny's father's first name?
Dorset

Kramer

Kelsey

Ebenezer
18 What are the men driving when they abduct Johnny?
Horse-drawn buggy

Model T

Bicycles

Jalopy
19 What is Johnny's doing when the men first see him?
Pulling up grass

Riding a scooter

Throwing rocks at a kitten

Selling lemonade
20 What do the men offer Johnny to get him to come along with them?
Watermelon

Popcorn

Ice cream

Candy
21 Where is the kidnappers' hideout?
A cave on a mountain

In a secret tunnel

Under a bridge

In a shed
22 What persona does Johnny adopt when kidnapped?
Buffalo Bill

Red Chief

Old Hank

Geronimo
23 What does Johnny pretend has happened instead of him being held captive?
That he is holding the kidnappers hostage

That a cavalry is on its way to save him

That his father is after him

All of these
24 What name does Johnny give Sam?
Snake-eye

Red Chief

Snake Handler

Red Eye
25 What does Johnny threaten will be Bill's fate?
Run out of town

Burned at the stake

Drowned in the river

Scalped at dawn

Why do Bill and Sam agree to the terms of Mr. Dorset's letter in "The Ransom of Red Chief?" Can you give me a quote to prove why they agree?

Bill and Sam are thinking that the keeping the boy any longer is not worth the $2000 ransom. The boy is so rambunctious and annoying that Bill can barely stand it. In fact, at one point, Bill actually tries to return the boy at one point. They...

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Answered by Aslan on 10/2/2022 2:08 AM