The Ransom of Red Chief

Sam and Bill chose Summit for the kidnapping because

• In small towns, parents are very close to their children

• It doesn’t have a police force

• In small towns, parents are NOT very close to their children

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Is Red Chief scared of being held captive and kidnapped?

• Yes

• No

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Sam and Bill hide Johnny at

• A mountain cave

• A barn outside of Summit

• An old farmhouse

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Choose one of the things that Red Chief DIDN’T do

• He put a hot potato on Bill’s Back

• He threw a brick to Bill’s eye

• He burned the cave with Bill inside

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After the kidnapping of Red Chief, the town of Summit was

• Calm and peaceful

• The neighbors were looking for Red Chief

• Ebenezer was waiting for his son

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How much money did Bill and Sam originally ask for?

• 2,000

• 250

• 1,500

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How much money did Bill and Sam finally ask for?

• 2,000

• 250

• 1,500

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Was Bill enjoying spending time with Red Chief?

• Yes

• No

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Bill spirit was broken while looking after Red Chief. What does this mean?

• He couldn’t take the torture anymore. He felt it was upsetting him and disturbing his peace of mind.

• Red Chief was cutting him into pieces. He didn’t have his scalp, an arm and an ear.

• He was having a good time with Red Chief and he didn’t want to return him to his parents.

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After sending the ransom letter to Ebenezer asking for 1,500, what did he reply?

• He asked them to pay him $250 to take his boy back.

• He was going to send the $1,500 right away.

• He threatens to call the police if they didn’t return the kid.

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