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1.
O'Henry was a licensed ________________
Pharmacist
Dentist
Accountant
Beautician
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2.
O'Henry was charged with _________________ from the bank.
Writing bad checks
Embezzlement
Using other people's accounts
Forgery
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3.
What was the name of the town in the story?
Summerhill
Summit
Sumter
Summinghood
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4.
Al Jennings was a notorious ___________________
Train robber
Burglar
French chef
Rapper
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5.
What was O'Henry's wife dying of?
Cancer
Diabetes
Heart disease
Tuberculosis
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6.
Red Chief put a ____________________ down Bill's back.
Stone from the fire
Cold ice cube
Red hot boiled potato
Slippery snake
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7.
If Red Chief didn't behave, Bill said he was going to ___________________
Tie him up and gag him
Take him back home
Stuff his shirt full of red hot boiled potatoes
Make him eat grasshoppers
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8.
O'Henry was in jail for ___________ years.
15
10
8
5
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9.
What was the boy's Indian name?
Red Captain
Red Brave
Red Chief
Red Pow Wow
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10.
O' Henry's personal tragedy was ____________________
Over eating
Diabetes
Heavy drinking
Heart disease
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11.
Who is William Sydney Porter?
O' Johnny
O'Harold
O'Henry
O'George
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12.
A plan or strategy is a ________________
Scheme
Party
Time
Event
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13.
What is a "hoss" according to the boy?
A hog
A horse
A hostage
A house
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14.
Bill thought he had let who go?
Sam
The horse
Ebenezer
The boy
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15.
What did O'Henry earn while writing for The Post?
$20 a week
$25 a month
$10 a month
$300 a month
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16.
Where did O'Henry move in March of 1882?
Arizona
New York
Texas
California
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17.
How much joint capital did the kidnappers have?
$500
$2000
$600
$6000
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18.
When was Johnny dropped off at home?
10 o'clock
12 thirty
12 o'clock
11 thirty
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19.
What did Johnny do when he realized Sam and Bill were leaving him?
Laughed and called them names
Clung to their legs and howled
Had them arrested
Bit Bill on the leg
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20.
How long did the boy's father say he could hold the boy back?
10 minutes
10 seconds
1 day
1 hour
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21.
Why did Bill get out of town so fast?
He had a train to catch.
He didn't want the sheriff to catch him.
He was in a hurry to buy a horse.
He wanted to get as far away from Red Chief as possible.
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22.
O'Henry's funeral was in ____________________ but he was buried in ___________________
Arkansa, North Dakota
New York, California
Maine, North Carolina
New York, North Carolina
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23.
What word is a synonym for "fraudulent"?
Criminal
Honesty
Cruelty
Genuine
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24.
Ebenezer did not agree to the kidnappers terms, what did he suggest?
He said they could keep Johnny.
He said he would only pay $250.
He said that they should pay him $250 to bring Johnny back.
He didn't answer.
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25.
Red Chief was trying to ___________________ Bill.
Tie up
Roast
Scalp
Kiss
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26.
What is the narrator's name?
Bill
Ebenezer
John
Sam
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27.
What was Red Chief's real name?
Georgie
Ebenezer Jr.
Johnny
Rodney
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28.
O'Henry's most famous short story was ______________
The Ransom of Red Chief
The Gift of the Magi
The Cop and the Anthem
The Four Million
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29.
O'Henry's stories were known __________________
In England
In the United States
World wide
Only in New York
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30.
Bill and Sam changed the ransom amount to _____________________________
$150
$1500
$250
$5000
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31.
Where did O'Henry wind up after he fled the day before his trial?
Puerto Rico
Africa
Haiti
Honduras
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32.
Sam asked Bill if he had ___________________ in his family.
Baldness
Diabetes
Heart disease
Fainting
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33.
The narrator had dreamed that he was kidnapped by ______________
A red haired pirate
A red haired lumberjack
A red haired savage
A red haired indian
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34.
Why were the kidnappers told to come at night?
The neighbors might call the sheriff.
The neighbors would try to catch the kidnappers.
He couldn't be responsible for what the neighbors might do because Johnny was being brought back.
The neighbors would have a party.
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35.
The boy fought like a _____________________
Donkey with a blister
Welter weight cinnamon bear
Mad wet hen
Wild beast
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O'Henry was a licensed ________________
O'Henry was charged with _________________ from the bank.
What was the name of the town in the story?
Al Jennings was a notorious ___________________
What was O'Henry's wife dying of?
Red Chief put a ____________________ down Bill's back.
If Red Chief didn't behave, Bill said he was going to...
O'Henry was in jail for ___________ years.
What was the boy's Indian name?
O' Henry's personal tragedy was ____________________
Who is William Sydney Porter?
A plan or strategy is a ________________
What is a "hoss" according to the boy?
Bill thought he had let who go?
What did O'Henry earn while writing for The Post?
Where did O'Henry move in March of 1882?
How much joint capital did the kidnappers have?
When was Johnny dropped off at home?
What did Johnny do when he realized Sam and Bill were leaving him?
How long did the boy's father say he could hold the boy back?
Why did Bill get out of town so fast?
O'Henry's funeral was in ____________________ but he was...
What word is a synonym for "fraudulent"?
Ebenezer did not agree to the kidnappers terms, what did he suggest?
Red Chief was trying to ___________________ Bill.
What is the narrator's name?
What was Red Chief's real name?
O'Henry's most famous short story was ______________
O'Henry's stories were known __________________
Bill and Sam changed the ransom amount to...
Where did O'Henry wind up after he fled the day before his trial?
Sam asked Bill if he had ___________________ in his family.
The narrator had dreamed that he was kidnapped by ______________
Why were the kidnappers told to come at night?
The boy fought like a _____________________
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