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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is ironic about the title of this story?There is no real Red ChiefThe ransom is higher than we thought.The ransom is paid in worthless corn seeds.The ransom is paid to take Red Chief back.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is funny (ironic) about Bill being scared of being left alone?He's a grown man afraid of a little boy.He's afraid of getting caught even though no one is after him.He's afraid Sam will never forgive him for bungling the kidnapping.He's afraid Ebenezer will ask him to adopt Red Chief.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Ebenezer suggest bringing Red Chief back at night?He doesn't wan the kidnappers to get caught.The neighbors will hurt anyone bringing the kids back.He wants to make sure Red Chief is still asleep.He doesn't want anyone to see the money exchanging hands.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhy do Bill and Sam run out of town?They want to leave before Red Chief wakes up.Ebenezer promises ten minutes before Red Chief gets loose.The townspeople run them off.They have better prospects in the next town over.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich one is an example of situational irony from "Ransom of Red Chief?"the kidnappers are not smart enough to write a good ransom notethe kidnappers actually have to pay the dad to give back Johnnythe kidnappers don't pick a good location to hide Johnny
- 6. Multiple ChoiceComparing Johnny to a "40 pound chunk of freckled wildcat" is an example of which literary term?similemetaphorhyperbole
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat was ironic about Johnny's reaction when he was returned to his home?ran inside and hugged his motherthrew a fit because he didn't want to go homecouldn't wait to ride his horsecouldn't wait to play Indian with his family
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of irony is the example below?
"We'll take him [Red Chief] home, pay the ransom, and make our get away."
Situational- a situation that happens opposite of what was expected
Verbal - a character expresses something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean
Dramatic-when the reader knows more about an event than a character doesSituationalVerbalDramatic - 9. Multiple Choice
If the letter was signed "Two Happy Men" Which type of irony would it represent?
Situational- a situation that happens opposite of what was expected
Verbal - a character expresses something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean...can also be a sarcasm
Dramatic-when the reader knows more about an event than a character does.
Situational
Verbal
Dramatic
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of figurative language is below?
"That boy put up a fight like a welter-weight cinnamon bear."SimileMetaphorPersonificationHyperbole - 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of irony is the example below?
"We took him home that night. We got him [Red Chief] by telling him that his father had bought a silver-mounted rifle and a pair of moccasins for him and we were to hunt bears the next day."
Situational- a situation that happens opposite of what was expected
Verbal - a character expresses something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean
Dramatic-when the reader knows more about an event than a character does.SituationalVerbalDramatic - 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of figurative language is below?
" I went out and caught the boy and shook him until his rattled freckles rattled."similemetaphorpersonificationhyperbole - 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of irony is the example below?
"There was a town down there, as flat as a flannel-cake, and called Summit."
Situational- a situation that happens opposite of what was expected
Verbal - a character expresses something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean
Dramatic-when the reader knows more about an event than a character does.SituationalVerbalDramatic - 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat was Johnny's reaction when he was returned to his home?ran inside and hugged his motherthrew a fit because he didn't want to go homecouldn't wait to ride his horsecouldn't wait to play Indian with his family
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhen Sam references King Herod, he uses abiblical allusionhistorical allusionmythological allusioncultural allusion
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe climax of the plot occurs when...Ebenezer Dorset's letter demands $250 in order to receive Johnny back homeRed Chief hits Bill Driscoll with a piece of brickSam and Bill hide Johnny in a wagon and take him to the caveJohnny tells the kidnappers that he wants to stay with him
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the terms of Mr. Dorset's counter offer?He will pay two thousand dollars.He will pay one thousand dollars.He will contact the police.He will accept two hundred fifty dollars in payment from the kidnappers.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow can we infer the townspeople feel about the kidnapping?They are afraid someone will bring Red Chief back home.They are afraid that someone may have murdered Red Chief.They are worried and anxiously searching for Red Chief.They are in disbelief that a kidnapping could happen in a small town like Summit.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich character spies on Summit from up above on Little Mountain to see how the townspeople were reacting to the kidnapping?Red ChiefSamBill DriscollEbenezer Dorset
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWith what did Sam threaten Red Chief if he doesn't behave?broil him at the stakescalp himtake him hometie him up
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Red Chief threaten to do to Sam?ride him ninety milesbroil him at the stakescalp himhit him with a rock
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is NOT an abuse that Johnny heaps upon Bill?Johnny hits Bill with a rockJohnny rides Bill like a horseHe puts a red-hot potato down Bill's backJohnny spits in Bill's hands
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWho is the narrator of the story?Red ChiefEbenezer DorsetBill DriscollSam
- 24. Multiple ChoiceIn what state did the story take place?OhioCanadaAlabamaIllinois
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first thing the boy does to Bill?hit him in the eye with a piece of brickride on his back for ninety milesscalp himput a hot potato down his back
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