WorksheetsThe Ransom of Red Chief
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why does Bill ask Sam to lower the Ransom from $2000 to $1500?
a)
He hates money
b)
He doesn't think anyone should pay that much for Johnny
c)
He thinks Ebenezer is poor
d)
He wants to keep Johnny
2.
The quote "He put up a fight like a welter weight cinnamon bear" is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
allusion
d)
hyperbole
3.
Bills runs as far away from the Dorset house as he can get in which part of the story?
a)
the exposition
b)
the climax
c)
the rising action
d)
the resolution
4.
Bills runs as far away from the Dorset house as he can get in which part of the story?
a)
the exposition
b)
the climax
c)
the rising action
d)
the resolution
5.
Who is the narrator of the story?
a)
Red Chief
b)
Ebenezer Dorset
c)
Bill Driscoll
d)
Sam
6.
Why didn't the boy try to escape from Bill and Sam?
a)
He did not kjnow where he was.
b)
He was having too much fun.
c)
He was too far from home.
d)
He was afreaid they would catch him.
7.
Sam and Bill told Red Chief that his father had bought him a rifle and moccasins because they wanted him to
a)
go hunting with them.
b)
go home.
c)
be happy.
d)
feel tricked.
8.
Who suffered the most in this story?
a)
Red Chief
b)
Bill
c)
the narrator
d)
Ebvenezer Dorset
9.
Bill and Sam decided to commit their crime in Summit because they thought
a)
they would not get caught
b)
it was close to Illinois
c)
no one would miss Red Chief
d)
they would get lots of publicity
10.
Why did Bill suggest lowering the ransom amount to $1500?
a)
He did not think Ebenezer Dorset had much money
b)
He wanted to leave town as soon as possible
c)
He came to enjoy the boy's company and wanted to help him
d)
He did not think anyone would pay $2000 for the boy
11.
Why did Sam and Bill pay Ebenezer Dorset?
a)
They wanted to keep him from reporting their crime
b)
They felt quilty for kidnapping his son
c)
They wanted to get rid of his son
d)
They felt sorry for him
12.
An example of situational irony in O. Henry's story "The Ransom of Red Chief is that the kidnappers...
a)
choose a child of a well-to-do citizen to kidnap for ransom
b)
actually pay money to the child's parent to return the kidnapped victim
c)
are named Sam and Bill
d)
do not choose a very good location to exchange the ransom money
13.
When Sam references King Herod, he uses a
a)
biblical allusion
b)
historical allusion
c)
mythological allusion
d)
cultural allusion
14.
What was the first thing the boy does to Bill?
a)
hit him in the eye with a piece of brick
b)
ride on his back for ninety miles
c)
scalp him
d)
put a hot potato down his back
15.
With what did Sam threaten Red Chief if he doesn't behave?
a)
broil him at the stake
b)
scalp him
c)
take him home
d)
tie him up
16.
What were the terms of Mr. Dorset's counter offer?
a)
He will pay two thousand dollars.
b)
He will pay one thousand dollars.
c)
He will contact the police.
d)
He will accept two hundred fifty dollars in payment from the kidnappers.
17.
The climax of the plot occurs when...
a)
Ebenezer Dorset's letter demands $250 in order to receive Johnny back home
b)
Red Chief hits Bill Driscoll with a piece of brick
c)
Sam and Bill hide Johnny in a wagon and take him to the cave
d)
Johnny tells the kidnappers that he wants to stay with him
18.
Where do the kidnapper's hide Johnny or "Red Chief?"
a)
in a barn under a pile of hay
b)
they hide him in a cave
c)
they hide him in a the local store
19.
What are some of the bad things Johnny does to Sam?
a)
Johnny does't do anything to Sam, it is Bill who he hits
b)
He hits Sam with a rock
c)
He rides Sam like a horse
20.
Who is the author of the story? (Choose two--pen name AND real name).
a)
O. Henry
b)
Sidney Portier
c)
William Sydney Porter
d)
William O. Porter
21.
Bill's fear of Red Chief is an example of what literary term?
a)
external conflict
b)
rising action
c)
internal conflict
d)
metaphor
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