Ransom of Red Chief

Grade 8 English Revision:

​

The Ransom of Red Chief &

The Necklace

Story 1:

​ The Ransom of

Red Chief

Part 1: Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that means the following:

"a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner"

• desperate

• ransom

• buggy

• coward

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that means the following:

"a person who has no courage or gets scared easily"

• desperate

• cave

• buggy

• coward

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that means the following:

"a carriage pulled by horses"

• desperate

• cave

• buggy

• coward

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that means the following:

"having lost all hope; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair"

• desperate

• cave

• ransom

• Indian

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that means the following:

"a word to describe the First Nations of North America used by the Europeans"

• buggy

• cave

• ransom

• Indian

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that means the following:

"a large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain"

• buggy

• cave

• ransom

• desperate

Part 2: Comprehension

Multiple Choice

What get-rich-quick plan do Sam and Bill think of?

• Robbing a bank and escaping to Canada

• Buying a store and selling lots of expensive things

• Buying lots of lottery tickets

• Kidnapping the son of a wealthy man and asking for ransom money

Multiple Choice

What is Red Chief’s real name?

• Chad

• Johnny

• Bill

• Tom

Multiple Choice

What kind of a child is Red Chief?

• Sweet and well-behaved

• Shy and scared

• Insecure and quiet

• Violent and annoying

Multiple Choice

What scary thing does Red Chief do to Bill?

• He sits on Bill's chest with a knife in his hand.

• He tells Bill a scary story.

• He makes Bill think that he will run away.

• He steals lots of money from Bill.

Multiple Choice

How much money do Sam and Bill ask Ebenezer Dorset to give them in exchange for his son?

• $1,500

• $15,000

• $150

• $50

Multiple Choice

What offer does Ebenezer Dorset make Sam and Bill?

• He will pay them $250, and he will take Johnny back.

• He will discipline Johnny so that the boy behaves better.

• They will pay him $250, and he will take Johnny back.

• He will pay them as much as they want to get his son back.

Multiple Choice

Why does Bill want to get rid of Red Chief?

• The kid is driving him crazy

• He's bored with this plan.

• He is starting to like Red Chief too much.

• His friends are waiting for him in Canada.

Multiple Choice

How do Sam and Bill convince Red Chief to go back to his home with them?

• They offer to buy him a puppy.

• They tell him he will get $50.

• They tell him his father has bought him a new fishing rod.

• They tell him how much his parents love him and miss him.

Multiple Choice

What does Bill do after he and Sam drop off Red Chief at his home?

• He thanks Red Chief for a nice visit.

• He starts planning his next kidnapping.

• He starts crying.

• He runs away as fast as he can.

Story 2:

​ The Necklace

Part 1: Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that means the following:

"money that you have borrowed that you must pay back"

• debt

• to mend

• gown

• dowry

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that means the following:

"beautiful, formal dress"

• clerk

• to mend

• gown

• dowry

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that means the following:

"the money a woman's family pays to her husband when she gets married"

• clerk

• to mend

• debt

• dowry

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that means the following:

"to fix"

• clerk

• to mend

• debt

• shabby

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that means the following:

"in bad condition because it's been used a lot"

• clerk

• gown

• debt

• shabby

Multiple Choice

Choose the word that means the following:

"a person whose job is to keep records and other office tasks"

• clerk

• gown

• debt

• dowry

Part 2: Comprehension

Multiple Choice

Why is Madame Loisel unhappy at the beginning of the story?

• She wishes she were rich and had nice things.

• She is not happy with her husband's behavior.

• She has no friends and feels lonely.

• Her mother and father never come to visit her.

Multiple Choice

What does Madame Loisel’s husband bring home to make her happy?

• A new, fancy dress

• An invitation to a ball (party)

• A beautiful diamond necklace

• Some lovely flowers

Multiple Choice

Why doesn’t Madame Loisel want to go to the ball at first?

• She is worried that no one will like her.

• None of her close friends will be coming to the ball.

• She thinks that the other guests are not interesting.

• She doesn't have a beautiful gown to wear.

Multiple Choice

What does Madame Loisel’s husband give her so that she will go to the ball?

• A beautiful gift

• Money for a gown

• A golden necklace

• A diamond bracelet

Multiple Choice

After Madame Loisel gets a beautiful gown, why does she still not want to go to the ball?

• She has no flowers to wear.

• She does not feel well enough to go.

• She has no jewellery to wear.

• She does not know how to dance.

Multiple Choice

From whom does Madame Loisel borrow a diamond necklace to wear to the ball?

• Madame Mathilde

• The Minister's wife

• Madame de Maupassant

• Madame Forestier

Multiple Choice

How does Madame Loisel feel at the ball?

• Happy, beautiful, and important

• Unhappy, unattractive, and unimportant

• Nervous, worried, and lonely

• Sad, shy, and uncertain

Multiple Choice

What does Madame Loisel discover when she gets home from the ball?

• She has forgotten her coat.

• Her dress has been torn.

• She has lost the necklace.

• Her purse has been stolen.

Multiple Choice

What do Madame Loisel and her husband decide they must do?

• Buy a fake necklace to replace the one that was lost.

• Borrow 36,000 francs to buy a replacement necklace.

• Tell Madame Forestier that they lost the necklace.

• Ask the Minister to help them pay for the necklace.

Multiple Choice

What is life like for the Loisels for the next 10 years?

• They live a nice, relaxed life in a nice part of town.

• They start going to parties and make lots of new friends.

• They get rid of all their nice things and work very hard jobs.

• They become famous because of the scandal of the necklace.

Multiple Choice

Who does Madame Loisel see walking down the Champs-Élysées 10 years after she lost the necklace?

• Her husband

• Madame Forestier

• The Minister's wife

• Madame Mathilde

Multiple Choice

What shocking thing does Madame Loisel learn from Madame Forestier at the end of the story about the necklace she lost?

• It was a cheap fake.

• It was famous.

• It was very expensive.

• It was found by one of her maids.