The Ransom of Red Chief Quizzes

The Ransom of Red Chief Quiz 1

1 Who wrote "The Ransom of Red Chief"?
O. Henry

Bill Driscoll

Ebenezer Dorset

Sam
2 Who narrates "The Ransom of Red Chief"?
Sam

O. Henry

Johnny

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

Dorset

Bill

Sam
4 In what country is "The Ransom of Red Chief" set?
Russia

United States

Canada

England
5 In what state is "The Ransom of Red Chief" set?
Illinois

Louisiana

Alabama

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

The South

The North

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

Dorset

Deleterious

Summit
8 What are Sam's and Bill's professions?
Bankers

Body guards

Criminals

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

Allusion

Metaphor

Simile
10 In what tense is "The Ransom of Red Chief" narrated?
It changes tense according to no apparent logic

Past tense

Present tense

Future tense
11 In what year was "The Ransom of Red Chief" published?
2001

1997

1989

1907
12 "As flat as a flannel-cake" is an example of what literary device?
Onomatopoeia

Substitution

Metaphor

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

$600

$0

$250
14 Why do Sam and Bill plan the kidnapping?
To pull off a fraudulent town-lot scheme in Illinois

To escape to Canada

To pay for Bill's medicine

To escape to Mexico
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

Brown

Red

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

Ebenezer

Kramer

Kelsey
18 What are the men driving when they abduct Johnny?
Jalopy

Bicycles

Model T

Horse-drawn buggy
19 What is Johnny's doing when the men first see him?
Throwing rocks at a kitten

Selling lemonade

Pulling up grass

Riding a scooter
20 What do the men offer Johnny to get him to come along with them?
Watermelon

Popcorn

Candy

Ice cream
21 Where is the kidnappers' hideout?
In a secret tunnel

Under a bridge

A cave on a mountain

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

Old Hank

Geronimo

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

That his father is after him

That a cavalry is on its way to save him

All of these
24 What name does Johnny give Sam?
Red Eye

Snake-eye

Red Chief

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

Scalped at dawn

Burned at the stake

Drowned in the river

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...

Asked by sdDvsd a #1259919

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