"The Ransom of Red Chief"

The quote "I shook him till his freckles rattled" is an example of what?

• Foreshadowing
• Allusion
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.8.3

What horrible thing does Johnny do to Bill?

• He puts a boiled potato down his back
• He tries to scalp him
• He rides him like a horse
• all of these things

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Why does Bill ask Sam to lower the Ransom from $2000 to $1500?

• He hates money
• He doesn't think anyone should pay that much for Johnny
• He thinks Ebenezer is poor
• He wants to keep Johnny

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The many references to wolves and lamb/sheep are examples of what?

• Historical Allusion
• Biblical Allusion
• Hyperbole
• Personification

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CCSS.RL.6.4

The Ransom of Red Chief is told from which point of view?

• First person
• Third person limited
• Third person omniscient
• missing persons

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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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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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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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