The Ransom of Red Chief

What is the real name of O. Henry?

• William Porter

• William Sydney Porter

• Porter Williams

• William Dorset

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What is the motive behind Bill and Sam planning to kidnap the kid?

• To demand a ransom

• To plan a heist

• To gain popularity

• To create ruckus in the town

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What is the name of the kid in the story The Ransom of Red Chief?

• Elizabeth Dorset

• Elder Ebenezer

• Ebenezer Dorset

• Johnny Dorset

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What is the name of the town in which the kidnapping takes place?

• Poplar Cove

• Mountain

• Summit

• Sussex

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What is the nickname given to Bill?

• Old Hank

• Snake-eye

• The Red Chief

• The Trapper

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Who refers to 'I' in the story?

• Bill

• Sam

• Red Chief

• Narrator

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What is the initial demand of the ransom?

• Two thousand five hundred dollars

• One thousand five hundred dollars

• Five thousand dollars

• Two thousand dollars

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Where did the three of them stay after the kidnapping?

• Summit

• Poplar Cove

• Cave

• Bushes

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How much money did Bill want to reduce from the initial demand of ransom?

• Five hundred dollars

• Two hundred and fifty dollars

• Three hundred dollars

• Four hundred dollars

"I thought it best to send a peremptory letter to old man Dorset that day, demanding a ransom...". What is the meaning of 'peremptory' in this context?

• Love for one's offspring

• A rocky area in a mountain

• Warning

• Demanding immediate attention to something

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