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The Ransom of Red Chief

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the author of this short story?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

O. Henry

c)

Edgar Allan Poe

d)

Mark Twain

2.

What was the title of this story?

a)

The Ransom of Rad Chief

b)

The Ransom of The Rad Chief

c)

The Ransom of Red Chief

d)

The Ransom of The Red Chief

3.

How many characters were there in the story?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

4.

Who were the kidnappers?

a)

Bill and Sam

b)

Johnny and Ebenezer

c)

Bill Driscoll and Sam Dorset

d)

Jhonny and Ebenezer

5.

What were the kid's and his father's name?

a)

Bill and Sam

b)

Jhonny Ebenezer and Dorset Ebenezer

c)

Johnny Driscoll and Ebenezer Driscoll

d)

Johnny Dorset and Ebenezer Dorset

6.

What was the reason behind this kidnap?

a)

They had a grudge towards Dorset family.

b)

Dorset needed some money.

c)

They needed some money to buy a lot in Western Illinois.

d)

They wanted to pull off a fraudulent town-lot scheme.

7.

How much money did they need?

a)

$250

b)

$600

c)

$1500

d)

$2000

8.

How much money did they have left in the end?

a)

$250

b)

$300

c)

$350

d)

$900

9.

Where was the actions took place the most?

a)

Alabama

b)

Summit

c)

Poplar Cove

d)

A mountain cave

10.

Why did Dorset ask for some money to Bill and Sam?

a)

Because he was a cop

b)

Because he wanted his son back

c)

Because he knew they didn't want to be with his kid

d)

Because he threatened them to live with his kid

11.

Why was the title name like that?

a)

Because the kid was an Indian

b)

Because the kid called himself Red Chief

c)

Because they wanted a ransom from Red Chief who happened to be Ebenezer Dorset

d)

Because it told the readers there was a correlation between the ransom and the kid

12.

Who suffered the most?

a)

Red Chief

b)

Sam

c)

Bill Driscoll

d)

Ebenezer Dorset

13.

Why did the kid refuse to go home?

a)

Because he wanted to play more with them

b)

Because he loved the cave

c)

Because he thought he was in camp with them

d)

Because he thought there was no fun at home

14.

"Bill wabbled out into the little glade in front of the cave. Behind him was the kid, stepping softly like a scout, with a broad grin on his face. " (p.9).


Why did the kid stepping softly like a scout?

a)

Because he was still playing as Black Scout

b)

Because he wanted to scare Bill.

c)

Because he didn't want Bill to know he was coming

d)

Because he needed to act that way as he was in a play as a scout

15.

How did Bill and Sam address themselves to Dorset in their letter?

a)

Bill and Sam

b)

Two desperate men

c)

Very Respectfully

d)

None above