Ransom of Red Chief review

How has the speaker described the town of Summit?

• '...as yummy as a gummy bear'.

• '...as scary as a ghost'.

• '...as flat as a flannel cake'.

• '...as creamy as a cheesecake'.

What were the names of the two men?

• Sam and Bill

• Sam and Ebenezer

• Ebenezer and Bill

• Bill and Dorset

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 the above.

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.

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Red Chief

• Ebenezer Dorset

• Bill Driscoll

• Sam

Why did Sam and Bill pay Ebenezer Dorset?

• They wanted to keep him from reporting their crime.

• They felt guilty for kidnapping his son.

• They wanted to get rid of his son.

• They felt sorry for him.

Bill Driscoll and the narrator needed more money to pull off a fraudulent town lot scheme in Illinois. How did they plan to get more money?

• They were going to rob a bank.

• They were both going to get jobs.

• They were going to pull off a town lot scheme in Alabama.

• They were going to kidnap a child.

When Bill and the narrator first saw the child, what was he doing?

• Playing with other children in the street.

• Throwing rocks at a kitten.

• Swinging in a tree swing.

• Playing baseball in the street.

Why does the little red headed boy call himself Red Chief?

• It's him name!

• He is a real Indian.

• He is playing make believe.

• This kid is crazy.

At daybreak, Sam is awakened by a girly scream. What was happening?

• Red Chief put a snake in Bill's sleeping bag.

• Bill was awakened by REAL Indians.

• Red Chief was tying up Bill.

• Red Chief was trying to scalp Bill.