Sam
Bill
Red Chief
Vocabulary
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100
Why did Bill and Sam decide to commit their crime in Summit?
It was a small town that couldn’t do much to catch them.
100
Why did Bill suggest lowering the ransom amount to $1,500?
He did not think anyone would pay $2,000 for the boy.
100
Why didn’t Red Chief want to go home?
He was having too much fun camping in the cave.
100
An impudent person speaks in a way that is:
disrespectful
100
When you comply with an order, what do you do?
Follow it.
200
What does the name of the town (Summit) mean?
The highest point of a hill or mountain.
200
Why did Sam have trouble catching up with Bill at the end of the story?
Bill ran so fast.
200
Which of the following is part of most of O. Henry's short stories?
Ironic "twist" endings.
200
People who collaborate on a project are doing what?
Working together.
200
If you’re passing notes in class, you should do it this way to avoid getting caught:
surreptitiously
300
Why did Sam and Bill pay Ebenezer Dorset?
They wanted to get rid of his son.
300
Why did Sam ask about Bill’s family history of heart disease before telling him to turn around?
He didn’t want Bill to have a heart attack when he saw Red Chief behind him.
300
Why did Sam and Bill choose Ebenezer Dorset’s son to kidnap?
Ebenezer Dorset was a rich real estate man.
300
The payment Sam and Bill were expecting to get for returning Red Chief.
Ransom
300
An angry letter to the newspaper could be a ___________ against politicians.
diatribe
400
Which line from the story foreshadows the outcome of the kidnapping scheme?
It looked like a good thing; but wait till I tell you.
400
Why does Bill say his favorite Biblical character is King Herod?
King Herod ordered all the boys in town killed.
400
Why did O. Henry start writing short stories?
He had to support his daughter while he was in prison.
400
The lunch ladies would say the food they serve in the cafeteria is what?
Palatable.
400
If you get a good grade on this test, Mrs. Henry might ___________ you.
commend
500
Why did Sam go to Poplar Grove to mail the ransom note?
He didn’t want the letter traced back to him and Bill.
500
How did Sam and Bill convince Red Chief to go home with them?
They told him he’d get a new rifle and moccasins.
500
Why does Dorset tell Sam and Bill to return the boy at night?
So the neighbors don’t see them returning Red Chief and attack them.
500
An atmosphere of excitement was _________ the school as winter break approached.
pervading
500
The SGA made a plan for the last day of school, and took that _____________ to Mr. Lowrimore.
proposition
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