Which is the first event to happen in this series?

Red Chief throws rocks at a kitten

Why did "Red Chief" not want to go home?

He didn't have any fun at home.

Which statement does NOT show irony?

The kid was in the street, throwing rocks at a kitten.

What is the main conflict in the story?

Red Chief was "terrorizing" the kidnappers.

Why did Sam and Bill kidnap "Red Chief?"

They needed money for an illegal land deal.

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The Ransom of Red Chief

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1
Definition: having a pleasing taste
porous
fraudulent
palatable
sylvan
2
Which is the first event to happen in this series?
Bill pretends to be Red Chief's horse.
Red Chief throws rocks at a kitten
Red Chief throws a rock at Bill
Red Chief pretends tries to scalp Bill.
3
Definition: describes something false or illegal
somnolent
fraudulent
deleterious
palatable
4
What is the main character in a story called?
antagonist
minor character
major character
protagonist
5
Why did "Red Chief" not want to go home?
He did't like his parents.
His mother made him take piano lessons.
He didn't have any fun at home.
He had an annoying little sister.
6
What literary device is used when an author gives hints about future events?
flashback
idiom
allusion
foreshadow
7
Definition (stems): very generous, great-hearted
luminescence
complementary
motivational
magnanimous
8
What was the name of the town?
Peak
Dorsett
Summit
Tiny Town
9
When an author makes reference to a well-know person, event, book, etc?
flashback
narrative
allusion
foreshadow
10
Definition: wooded or full of foliage
surreptitious
somnolent
palatable
sylvan
11
Figurative language? - a town down there, as flat as a flannel-cake, and called summit.
personification
simile
idiom
hyperbole
12
Which statement does NOT show irony?
The kid was in the street, throwing rocks at a kitten.
If you don't behave, I'll take you straight home.
Yes, sir, that boy seemed to be having the time of his life.
The town was as flat as a flannel cake and called Summit.
13
Definition: having a tendency toward
surreptitious
proclivity
deleterious
calliope
14
What is the nick-name Red Chief has for Bill?
Old Hank
Black Scout
Fat Man
Snake-Eye
15
Where do Sam and Bill bring Johnny after kidnapping him (written story)?
on top of a mountain
to a cave
to an old shack
to a mine
16
Who was Bill's favorite Biblical character?
King Herrod
King Solomon
Noah
Moses
17
Definition (stem): The condition of being self-governed
photogenic
tenuous
missive
autonomy
18
From what town did Sam mail the ransom note?
Alabama
Poplar Cove
Summit
Stockade
19
What is the main conflict in the story?
Mr. Dorsett wouldn't pay the ransom
Red Chief was "terrorizing" the kidnappers.
Sam and Bill wanted money.
Mr. Dorsett was a bad father.
20
Why did Sam and Bill kidnap "Red Chief?"
They needed money to get out of town.
They needed money for food and shelter.
They needed money to buy a house.
They needed money for an illegal land deal.
21
Definition: to survey or look over
reconnoiter
subjugate
dictate
foil

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