Reading Comprehension Quiz ("Ransom of Red Chief")

What can the reader infer from the following passage?

• The kidnappers dislike journalism.

• The narrator and Bill think a rural setting is the best place to hatch their scheme.

• The narrator is having second thoughts about committing a crime.

• Summit is filled with criminals.

What does the following text reveal about Bill?

• He is fearful that Johnny’s father will punish him for kidnapping his son.

• He indulges his imagination when working on a kidnapping scheme.

• He is going to raise the ransom amount because he has been injured.

• Johnny recognizes Bill from a previous encounter.

What can the reader most likely infer about Johnny’s reaction to being kidnapped?

• He considers it an adventure.

• Johnny is desperate for his father to rescue him.

• He decides to plan his revenge.

• Johnny misses his mother terribly.

Which statement best describes Johnny's relationship with his kidnappers?

• Johnny has injured the narrator’s shoulder.

• Johnny is planning his escape from Bill and the narrator.

• Johnny is terrified of Bill.

• The kidnappers are afraid of Johnny.

Which quote from the excerpt most strongly supports the correct answer to question 5?

• I waited an hour and then concluded the thing was square.

• I went out and caught that boy and shook him until his freckles rattled.

• That boy had Bill terrorized from the start.

• Then we had supper; and he filled his mouth full of bacon and bread and gravy, and began to talk.

Match the word "lazy" with its corresponding synonym.

• brake

• lackadaisical

• twined

• treachery

Which word is a synonym for "thicket"?

• brake

• lackadaisical

• twined

• treachery

Which event happens second in the passage?

• Johnny hits Bill with a rock.

• The narrator visits Poplar Cove.

• Johnny pretends to be Red Chief.

• Ebenezer Dorset responds to the ransom letter.

What is the third event in the passage?

• Johnny hits Bill with a rock.

• The narrator visits Poplar Cove.

• Ebenezer Dorset responds to the ransom letter.

• Bill and the narrator offer Johnny candy.

Who responds to the ransom letter?

• Johnny

• Bill

• Ebenezer Dorset

• The narrator