"The Ransom of Red Chief" Irony

From whose point of view is the story "The Ransom of Red Chief" told?

• first-person point of view from one of the kidnapper's perspective

• first-person point of view from the kid's perspective

• first-person point of view from Ebenezer Dorset's perspective

• third-person point of view

What is ironic about the name of the town they kidnap the boy from?

• It is called Poplar Cove which makes the reader expect trees, yet the land is barren.

• It is called Summit which makes the reader think about the climax of a plot diagram, but the story doesn't have a climax.

• It is called Summit which makes the reader expect climbing, but there is no climbing in the story.

• It is called Summit which makes the reader expect a mountain, yet the town is "as flat as a flannel-cake."

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

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

The adjectives that best describe the Red Chief are ____________________________.

• friendly, lost, and scared

• violent, adventurous, and talkative

• active, creative, and charming

• lazy, ugly, and pessimistic

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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.

The kidnapper who tells the story

• Red Chief
• Ebenezer Dorset
• Bill Driscoll
• Sam

The father of Red Chief

• Red Chief
• Ebenezer Dorset
• Bill Driscoll
• Sam

The kidnapper who is most afraid of Red Chief

• Red Chief
• Ebenezer Dorset
• Bill Driscoll
• Sam

Red Chief is considered a _____ character because he remains the same crazy kid throughout the whole story.

• dynamic

• static