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Plot Practice for Red Chief

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is ironic about the title of this story?

a)

There is no real Red Chief

b)

The ransom is higher than we thought.

c)

The ransom is paid in worthless corn seeds.

d)

The ransom is paid to take Red Chief back home.

2.

The author creates situational irony by making Red Chief different from the rest of the town. Which of the following it the best example of this situational irony?

a)

He's thin while everyone else if fat.

b)

He's wild while the town is sleepy.

c)

He longs for the city while the rest of the town loves the country.

d)

He likes to read and they don't.

3.

Which of the following shows how the author uses situational irony to create humor when Bill asks not to be left alone with Red Chief?

a)

He's a grown man afraid of a little boy.

b)

He's afraid of getting caught even though no one is after him.

c)

He's afraid Sam will never forgive him for bungling the kidnapping.

d)

He's afraid Ebenezer will ask him to adopt Red Chief.

4.

When Ebenezer suggest bringing Red Chief back at night and explains his reasoning, the author creates irony because....

a)

He doesn't wan the kidnappers to get caught.

b)

The neighbors will hurt anyone bringing the kid back.

c)

He wants to make sure Red Chief is still asleep.

d)

He doesn't want anyone to see the money exchanging hands.

5.

How is irony used to create humor when Bill and Sam run out of town?

a)

They want to leave before Red Chief wakes up.

b)

They are trying to escape Red Chief before he gets loose from his father.

c)

The townspeople run them off.

d)

They have better prospects in the next town over.

6.

"There was a town down there, as flat as a flannel-cake, and called Summit, of course." This is an example of....

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

this is not ironic

7.

When Bill is telling Sam that he took Red Chief down the mountain and sent him back home, we know that Red Chief is sneaking up behind Bill. This is an example of...

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

this is not ironic

8.

The fact that Red Chief is the one causing harm to his kidnappers, instead of his kidnappers harming him, this is an example of....

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

this is not ironic

9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
Who is the narrator of the story?
a)
Red Chief
b)
Ebenezer Dorset
c)
Bill Driscoll
d)
Sam
13.
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.
14.
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.
15.
Who suffered the most in this story?
a)
Red Chief
b)
Bill
c)
the narrator
d)
Ebvenezer Dorset
16.
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
17.
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
18.
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
19.
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
20.
When Sam references King Herod, he uses a 
a)
biblical allusion
b)
historical allusion
c)
mythological allusion
d)
cultural allusion
21.
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
22.
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
23.
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. 
24.
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
25.
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
26.
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
27.

Bill's fear of Red Chief is an example of what literary term?

a)

external conflict

b)

rising action

c)

internal conflict

d)

metaphor

28.

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.

29.

Where was the actions took place the most?

a)

Alabama

b)

Summit

c)

Poplar Cove

d)

A mountain cave

30.

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

31.
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
32.
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
33.
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
34.
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
35.

Bill's fear of Red Chief is an example of what literary term?

a)

external conflict

b)

rising action

c)

internal conflict

d)

metaphor