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30 Cards in this Set
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For what do Bill and Sam need money?
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To pull off a scheme in Western Illinois
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Why did Bill and Sam choose to kidnap Red Chief (Johnny)?
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He was the only son of Ebenezer Dorset, a prominent citizen.
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When Red Chief was set free by Bill, what did Johnny do?
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Followed Bill back to the campsite
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What about Johnny should have clued the kindnappers into his personality?
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He was throwing rocks at a kitten and then threw a rock, hitting Bill.
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What does Johnny do when first kidnapped?
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Fight both Bill and Sam as they tried to kidnap him.
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How does Red Chief react once being kidnapped?
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He enjoyed the adventure and didn't want to leave.
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What type of irony is evident at the end of the story?
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Situational
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Where is a majority of the story located (after the kidnapping has occurred)?
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In a cave
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Why is the ending of the story so ironic?
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Bill and Sam first believe they will be paid a high price for the ransom of Johnny, but in the end they had to pay the boy's father to take him back.
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"Ransom of Red Chief" is an ironic story because the two main characters expect one thing to occur but the _______________ occurs.
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opposite
(They expect to receive money but end up paying it.) |
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Who are the three main characters?
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Bill (Old Hank, the Trapper)
Sam (Snake-eye, the Spy) Johnny (Red Chief) |
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A synonym for provisions is:
A. professional B. sleepy C. materials |
materials
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The ___________ displayed by the snobby rich girl caused her to have very few friends.
A. martyr B. sylvan C. egotism |
egotism
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When seeing Johnny reappear, Bill loses his ______________ and goes pale.
A. chronic B. complexion C. vicinity |
complexion
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The cave in which Sam, Bill and Johnny preside in is in the __________________ of Summit, Alabama.
A. vicinity B. treachery C. somnolent |
vicinity
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What vocabulary term means: False
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fraudulent
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What vocabulary term means:
Sleepy, drowsy |
somnolent
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What vocabulary term means:
Betrayal of trust |
treachery
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What vocabulary term means:
Area nearby |
vicinity
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What vocabulary term means:
Inflated sense of one's own importance |
egotism
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What vocabulary term means:
Related to a wood or forest |
sylvan
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What vocabulary term means:
People who suffer a great deal |
martyr
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What vocabulary term means:
Long-lasting |
chronic
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What vocabulary term means:
Natural skin color and appearance of facial skin |
complexion
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What vocabulary term means:
Opposite of truthful |
fraudulent
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My best friend displayed the worst form of ___________ when she told my secret to the whole class.
A. egotism B. treachery C. martyr |
Treachery
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When they tried to skip out on paying the restaurant check, they knew they were being ______________.
A. provisions B. somnolent C. fraudulent |
fraudulent
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When Robert was sick for weeks with the flu, he thought his illness was _________________.
A. chronic B. sylvan C. fraudulent |
chronic
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While visiting the Great Smokey Mountains, Stan enjoyed hiking and the ____________ view.
A. sylvan B. somnolent C. martyr |
sylvan
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The kidnappers could both be thought of as ___________, though Bill suffered much more than Sam.
A. provisions B. martyrs C. treachery |
martyrs
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