The Ransom of Red Chief

What is the setting of the story?

• Cocoa Beach, Florida

• Little Rock, Arkansas

• Summit, Alabama

• Austin, Texas

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Bill and Sam chose the town for kidnapping because it was isolated and had weak constables

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Ebenezer Dorset was poor, but respected in the community

• True

• False

Red Chief threatened to burn one kidnapper at the stake and tried to scalp another

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

You can tell from the story that the kidnappers...

• were ready to plan a second kidnapping

• were generally involved in dishonest schemes

• made a lot of money as kidnappers

• would never do anything dishonest again

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What leads you to predict that Bill will want to return Red Chief?

• Red Chief tries to scalp Bill

• Sam leaves Bill behind with Red Chief

• Bill has to sleep near Red Chief

• Red Chief asks too many questions

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Ebenezer Dorset did not seem to care if his son

• ever returned

• dropped out of school

• terrorized people

• became an Indian Chief

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Red Chief is a leading character... what is his real name?

• Sam

• Bill

• Johnny

• Tommy

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The kidnappers became the victims of the boy they kidnapped

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The story is told in whose point of view?

• First- Red Chief

• First- Sam

• First- Bill

• First- Ebenezer

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6